Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners

Extramural custody, control and employment of prisoners.- A prisoner, when being taken to or from any prison and correctional institution, in which he may be lawfully confined or to a Court for production or to a hospital for medical treatment or whenever he is working outside or is otherwise beyond the limits of any such prison and correctional institution in or under the lawful custody or control of correctional services official belonging to such prison and correctional institution or any other official deployed for such duty shall be deemed to be in prison and correctional institution and shall be subject to all directions and discipline, as if he were actually in prison and correctional institution.