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28 CFR §97.19

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Private prisoner transport companies must be sufficiently equipped to provide immediate notification to law enforcement in the event of a prisoner escape. Law enforcement officials must receive notification no later than 15 minutes after an escape is detected unless the company can demonstrate that extenuating circumstances necessitated a longer delay. In the event of the escape of a violent prisoner, a private prisoner transport company must:
  1. (a)Ensure the safety and security of the remaining prisoners;
  2. (b)Provide notification within 15 minutes to the appropriate State and local law enforcement officials;
  3. (c)Provide notification as soon as practicable to the governmental entity or the privately run incarceration facility that contracted with the transport company; and
  4. (d)Provide complete descriptions of the escapee and the circumstances surrounding the escape to State and local law enforcement officials if needed.