Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

17.   Legal custody

A person shall be deemed to be in legal custody while he or she is—

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    (a)     confined in or being taken to or from any correctional facility in which he or she may be lawfully confined; or

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    (b)     working or is, for any other reason, outside the correctional facility in the custody or under the control of a correctional officer; or

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    (c)     being taken to any place to which he or she is required or authorized by or under this Act to be taken; or

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    (d)     kept in custody in pursuance of the requirement or authorization under paragraph (c).