Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

42.   Suspension of sentence of escape inmate

Where any inmate under sentence of incarceration escapes, then the currency of his or her sentence shall be suspended from the day on which he or she escaped to the day on which he or she is recaptured, so that he or she shall not be deemed to have served any part of his or her sentence during the period between the day on which he or she escaped and the day on which he or she was recaptured.