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Escape Begins When Prisoner Departs Custody

The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit held that for U.S. Sentencing
Guidelines purposes, an "escape" begins when a federal prisoner departs
lawful custody with the intent to evade detection. The case involves a BOP
prisoner who walked away from a prison camp in Nevada. Federal law imposes
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