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18 U.S.C. § 1120 — Murder by escaped prisoners

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  1. (a)DefinitionIn this section, “Federal correctional institution” and “term of life imprisonment” have the meanings stated in section 1118.
  2. (b)Offense and PenaltyA person, having escaped from a Federal correctional institution where the person was confined under a sentence for a term of life imprisonment, kills another shall be punished as provided in sections 1111 and 1112.