(1) Any officer or employee of an institution where prisoners are detained who, through his or her neglect of duty, allows a prisoner in his or her custody to escape is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (2) In this section: (a) “Custody” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (a). (b) “Escape” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (b). (c) “Institution” includes a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), and a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (19r). (d) “Prisoner” includes a person who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.34 (4h) , who is placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m) or 938.357 (4) or (5) (e), or who is placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d).
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