2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 83 STATE INSTITUTIONS
83-417 Department of Correctional Services; employees; certain acts prohibited; violation; penalty.

83-417. Department of Correctional Services; employees; certain acts prohibited; violation; penalty.

Any person who purposely or knowingly allows any committed offender to escape or, without the approval of the chief executive officer of the facility, allows any offender to be visited, conversed with, comforted, or relieved or conveys to or from any committed offender any communication or article shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.

Source

Laws 1897, c. 75, § 31, p. 340;
R.S.1913, § 7335;
C.S.1922, § 6995;
C.S.1929, § 83-932;
R.S.1943, § 83-417;
Laws 1969, c. 817, § 77, p. 3110;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 313.

Cross References

Officer voluntarily permitting prisoner to escape, penalty for, see section 28-912.

Annotations Court surmised it doubtful this section was designed to reach transactions between or among inmates, but rather, between civilians and inmates. Sell v. Parratt, 548 F.2d 753 (8th Cir. 1977).