Powers of peace officers.

A chief administrator, deputy superintendent or corrections officer of a State correctional facility may exercise the powers of a peace officer in the performance of that individual's duties generally in:

(1) Guarding, protecting and delivering inmates.

(2) Protecting the property of the department.

(3) Capturing and returning inmates that may have escaped within the immediate area of a State correctional facility or mode of transport. For the purposes of this section, the immediate area of a State correctional facility

or mode of transport shall encompass the curtilage up to and including one-half of one mile. (June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.) 2021 Amendment. Act 59 added section 1106. See section 28 of Act 59 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to reference in law.