21Assisting a prisoner to escape
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For section 39 of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) there is substituted—
“39Assisting a prisoner to escape
(1)A person who—
(a)assists a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from a prison, or
(b)intending to facilitate the escape of a prisoner—
(i)brings, throws or otherwise conveys anything into a prison,
(ii)causes another person to bring, throw or otherwise convey anything into a prison, or
(iii)gives anything to a prisoner or leaves anything in any place (whether inside or outside a prison),
is guilty of an offence.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.”