97-9-41 - Escape of prisoners; concealing or harboring escaped prisoner. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 97-9-41. Escape of prisoners; concealing or harboring escaped prisoner.
 

Every person who shall knowingly conceal or harbor any prisoner or convict who has escaped from the lawful custody of any officer, jail, prison, or the penitentiary, within this state shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not to exceed five (5) years. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 2142.5; Laws,  1952, ch. 258.