West Virginia Code Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment § 61-6-8. Release or rescue of person in custody charged or convicted under § 61-6-7; penalty

If any person, by force, or other unlawful means, shall release or rescue, or attempt to release or rescue, a person in prison or other custody, charged with, or convicted of an offense under the provisions of the preceding section of this article, he shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years.