The inmate, deputy and guard, in going from and to the penitentiary, and while remaining at the court, are respectively liable for an escape or attempt to escape under part 4 of this chapter, §§39-12-103,39-13-304,39-16-201,39-16-402,39-16-403, and title 39, chapter 16, part 6, in the same manner as they would have been if the inmate were in the penitentiary under their custody.
Code 1858, § 5558; Shan., § 7580; Code 1932, § 12178; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-611; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 41.
Cross-References. Federal prisoner as witness in state criminal proceedings, §40-17-212.
Prisoner as witness in criminal proceedings outside state in which incarcerated, §40-17-211.