Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 19 (2026)

Suffering or consenting to an escape from a penal institution

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Section 19. An officer or other person, who, being employed in any penal institution, voluntarily suffers a convict confined therein to escape, or in any way consents to such escape, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Wall v. Guinasso, 3 Mass. L. Rptr. 403 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1995).

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Wall v. Guinasso, 3 Mass. L. Rptr. 403 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1995). “) Thus, the court concludes that G.L.c. 268, §19(a) is the appropriate provision defining the scope of the conflicts of interest which public officials must avoid.”

— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 19(a) — 1 case

Wall v. Guinasso, 3 Mass. L. Rptr. 403 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1995). “) Thus, the court concludes that G.L.c. 268, §19(a) is the appropriate provision defining the scope of the conflicts of interest which public officials must avoid.”

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