§ 1120
Murder by escaped prisoners
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
(a) Definition. In this section, "Federal correctional institution" and "term of life imprisonment" have the meanings stated in section 1118.
(b) Offense and Penalty. A 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.
History: (Added Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, §60012(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1973 (PDF, 52 MB); amended Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §601(c)(2), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3499.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for a person who escaped from a federal prison while serving a life sentence to kill someone.