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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, § 26 (2026)

Escape; attempted escape; aiding or assisting

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Section 26. Whoever escapes, or attempts to escape from the department or aids or assists a child in the custody of the department to escape or attempt to escape shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2021 · leading case: COMMONWEALTH v. URIAH U., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 281 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021).
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COMMONWEALTH v. URIAH U., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 281 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 9× “This court concluded that in a juvenile delinquency proceeding charging a juvenile with escape from Department of Youth custody in violation of G. L. c. 120, § 26, the Commonwealth bears the burden of proving that the custody was lawful.”
Commonwealth v. Carrion, 725 N.E.2d 196 (Mass. 2000). · cites it 2× “The defendant, Junior Carrion, was found guilty 1 after a jury-waived trial in the Superior Court of escape from the custody of the Department of Youth Services (department), G. L. c. 120, § 26. 2 On appeal he contends that the statute only applies to escape from a secure…”
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