Penitentiary employee aiding in escape; penalty

S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-910, under Title 24, Chapter 3.

S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-910

It is unlawful for a person employed in keeping, taking care of, or guarding a correctional facility or its prisoners to contrive, procure, connive at, or otherwise voluntarily suffer or permit the escape of a prisoner. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years.