West Virginia Code § 15-1E-96

Releasing prisoner without proper authority
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Any person subject to this article who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner
committed to his or her charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner
to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was
committed in strict compliance with law.

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