§ 1792
Mutiny and riot prohibited
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Whoever instigates, connives, to cause, assists, or to cause any mutiny or riot, at any Federal penal, detention, or correctional facility, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years or , or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 786 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §1109(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2148 (PDF, 62 MB); Pub. L. 99–646, §53(a), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3607 (PDF, 5.1 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(O), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to start, plot, try to cause, help, or conspire to cause a mutiny or riot at a federal prison, jail, or detention center.