Source: http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/judiciary-policies/cja-guidelines/chapter-1-ss-120-international-prisoner-transfer
Timestamp: 2018-06-22 19:10:28
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 4100', '§ 110', '§ 130', '§ 140', '§ 150']

Chapter 1, § 120: International Prisoner Transfer Program | United States Courts
Chapter 1, § 120: International Prisoner Transfer Program
§ 120 International Prisoner Transfer Program
(a) The International Prisoner Transfer Program began in 1977, when the United States negotiated the first in a series of treaties that permit the transfer of prisoners from the countries in which they have been convicted and incarcerated to their home countries. See: 18 U.S.C. §§ 4100-4115. More than 70 countries and nationalities are now parties to either bilateral or multilateral prisoner transfer treaties with the United States.
(b) Prisoner transfers under the various treaties are available to United States citizens incarcerated abroad as well as to foreign nationals incarcerated within the United States.
(c) Although most inmates who are transferred out of the United States under these treaties are federal prisoners, all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands have legislation authorizing them to participate in the International Prisoner Transfer Program.
(d) Prisoner transfer treaties are negotiated principally by the United States Department of State. However, the program itself is administered by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, International Prisoner Transfer Unit.
(e) For more information on the program and participating countries, see: DOJ Office of Enforcement Operations website.
Chapter 1: Overview (Part B) (pdf, 46.08 KB)
§ 110 Purpose § 130 Consent Verification Hearings § 140 Statutes and Authority § 150 Further Guidance