§ 750.183Facilitating escape of or assisting prisoners; penalty

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Sec. 183.
    Any person who conveys into any jail, prison, or other like place of confinement, any
 disguise or any instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing, adapted or useful to aid any prisoner
 in making his or her escape, with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner there lawfully
 committed or detained, or shall by any means whatever, aid or assist any prisoner in his or her
 endeavor to escape therefrom, whether such escape be effected or attempted, or not, and every
 person who shall forcibly rescue any prisoner, held in custody upon any conviction or charge
 of an offense, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more
 than 7 years; or, if the person whose escape or rescue was effected or intended, was charged
 with an offense not capital, nor punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, then the
 offense mentioned in this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

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