Escapar de prisión y sus consecuencias legales en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si alguien en prisión intenta escapar o logra salir, puede enfrentar más tiempo en la cárcel. Esto se considera un delito grave y puede llevar a cinco años adicionales de prisión.

Es como si alguien se escapa de un evento familiar sin avisar y, en lugar de solo perderse la fiesta, sus padres deciden que tiene que quedarse en casa mucho más tiempo como castigo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está cumpliendo una condena de cinco años en una prisión de Míchigan. Un día, intenta forzar una puerta para escapar, pero es atrapado. En ese caso, Juan podría enfrentarse a cinco años más en prisión, además de los años que ya tenía que cumplir.

Penalidades

Si alguien escapa o intenta escapar, puede recibir hasta cinco años más de prisión.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 750.193 - Breaking prison, escaping, attempting to break prison, or attempting to escape as felony; penalty; place of trial; “prison” defined; escaping from lawful custody outside confines of prison; escape from mental health facility; violation by person released under work pass program; person violating parole not escapee Sec. 193. (1) A person imprisoned in a prison of this state who breaks prison and escapes, breaks prison though an escape is not actually made, escapes, leaves the prison without being discharged by due process of law, attempts to break prison, or attempts to escape from prison, is guilty of a felony, punishable by further imprisonment for not more than 5 years. The term of the further imprisonment shall be served after the termination, pursuant to law, of the sentence or sentences then being served. A prisoner who breaks prison, escapes, attempts to break prison, or attempts to escape, shall be charged with that offense and tried in the courts of the county in which the prison or penal facility to which the prisoner was committed or transferred is located at the time of the breaking, escape, or attempt to break or escape. (2) As used in this section, “prison” means a facility that houses prisoners committed to the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and includes the grounds, farm, shop, road camp, or place of employment operated by the facility or under control of the officers of the facility, the department of corrections, a police officer of this state, or any other person authorized by the department of corrections to have a prisoner under care, custody, or supervision, either in a facility or outside a facility, whether for the purpose of work, medical care, or any other reason.