California · Penal Code
PEN §4535: Every person who carries or sends into a prison or jail anything useful to aid a prisoner or inmate in making his escape, with intent thereby to facilitate the escape of any prisoner or inmate confine
Felony
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a felony by bringing or sending into a prison or jail anything intended to help a confined prisoner or inmate escape.
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Every person who carries or sends into a prison or jail anything useful to aid a prisoner or inmate in making his escape, with intent thereby to facilitate the escape of any prisoner or inmate confined therein, is guilty of a felony.
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