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61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5006 (2026)

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§ 5006.  Escape.

An offender detained or recommitted to a community corrections center, parole violator center or a community corrections facility as a result of a parole violation shall be deemed to be in official detention under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5121 (relating to escape). An offender living in a community corrections center or community corrections facility while in good standing on parole shall not be deemed to be in official detention under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5121.

(June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: Com. v. Lehman, R., 278 A.3d 321 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022).
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Com. v. Lehman, R., 278 A.3d 321 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “1) is further evidenced by other revisions to relevant statutes, including 61 Pa.C.S. § 5006 (effective June 30, 2021), which provides that a parolee living in a community corrections center “while in good standing on parole shall not be deemed to be in official detention under…”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Lehman, R. (Pa. 2024). “at 13 (emphasis omitted) (quoting Section 5006 of the Parole Code, 61 Pa. C.S. § 5006 (providing that “[a]n offender detained or recommitted to a community corrections center .”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Lehman, R. (Pa. 2024). “16 In order to rebut this presumption and to obtain credit for time served, the parolee is required to demonstrate that the 12 61 Pa.C.S. § 5006 (“An offender living in a community corrections center or community corrections facility while in good standing on parole shall not be…”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Lehman, R. (Pa. 2024). “at 13 (emphasis omitted) (quoting Section 5006 of the Parole Code, 61 Pa. C.S. § 5006 (providing that “[a]n offender detained or recommitted to a community corrections center .”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Lehman, R. (Pa. 2024). “16 In order to rebut this presumption and to obtain credit for time served, the parolee is required to demonstrate that the 12 61 Pa.C.S. § 5006 (“An offender living in a community corrections center or community corrections facility while in good standing on parole shall not be…”
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