§896 Art. 96. Release of prisoner without authority; drinking with prisoner

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 89650:690.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 96), 64 Stat. 136. The words “whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law” are substituted for the word “duly”, to reflect the long standing

expressed in the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, par. 175a.

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.”

of 2016 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing

and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.