North Carolina General Statutes
Article 33 - Prison Breach and Prisoners.
§ 14-255 - Escape of working prisoners from custody.

14-255. Escape of working prisoners from custody.
If any prisoner removed from the local confinement facility or satellite jail/work release unit of a county pursuant to G.S. 162-58 shall escape from the person having him in custody or the person supervising him, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1876-7, c. 196, s. 4; Code, s. 3455; Rev., s. 3658; C.S., s. 4403; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 841, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 158; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-443, s. 19.25(r).)

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North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 14 - Criminal Law

Article 33 - Prison Breach and Prisoners.

§ 14-254.5 - Definitions[Effective until January 1, 2023]

§ 14-255 - Escape of working prisoners from custody.

§ 14-256 - Prison breach and escape from county or municipal confinement facilities or officers.

§ 14-256.1 - Escape from private correctional facility.

§ 14-258 - Providing forbidden articles or tools for escape; possessing tools for escape.

§ 14-258.1 - Furnishing poison, controlled substances, deadly weapons, cartridges, ammunition or alcoholic beverages to inmates of charitable, mental or penal institutions or local confinement facilities; furnishing tobacco products including vapor p...