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This section is applicable to any person who escapes or attempts to escape from any institution in which he/she is confined by direction of the Attorney General. United States v. Cluck, 542 F.2d 728, 731 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 986 (1976).
[cited in USAM 9-69.500]