Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 896: Art. 96. Release of prisoner without authority; drinking with prisoner

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What this law says, in plain English

Military personnel who unlawfully release or allow escape of a prisoner, or who drink alcohol with a prisoner, may be court-martialed and punished as determined by the military court.

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who, without authority to do so, releases a prisoner; or who, through neglect or design, allows a prisoner to escape; Any person subject to this chapter who unlawfully drinks any alcoholic beverage with a prisoner shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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