§ 5-54-117 - Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape. - Arkansas Statutes

5-54-117. Assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape.

(a) A person commits the offense of assisting in or furnishing an implement for escape if, with the purpose of facilitating escape, he or she:

(1) Introduces an implement for escape into a correctional facility;

(2) Provides an inmate in a correctional facility with an implement for escape;

(3) Provides a person in custody with an implement for escape;

(4) Provides transportation of any kind that is used in the commission or furtherance of an escape from a correctional facility;

(5) Furnishes food, clothing, finances, or other aid to a person who escaped from a correctional facility; or

(6) Provides shelter or housing to a person who escaped from a correctional facility.

(b) (1) Furnishing an implement for escape is a Class B felony if the implement for escape provided is a deadly weapon.

(2) Otherwise furnishing an implement for escape is a Class C felony.