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18 U.S.C. § 1120

Title 18Chapter 51Current through PL 116-220~1 min readLast updated: March 30, 2026View on OLRC →
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§ 1120. Murder by escaped prisoners

  • (a) In this section, “Federal correctional institution” and “term of life imprisonment” have the meanings stated in section 1118.
  • (b) A person, having escaped from a Federal correctional institution where the person was confined under a sentence for a term of life imprisonment, kills another shall be punished as provided in sections 1111 and 1112.

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