German Bundesrat Approves Prisoners Transfer Bill

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Monday, January 1, 2007
Author: 
Clemens Kochinke
Volume: 
23
Issue: 
1
35
Abstract: 
On November 24, 2006, the second chamber in Berlin, Bundesrat, approved a bill to amend two statutes on the transfer of foreign prisoners to their home countries. The amendments facilitate the return of sentenced persons so that they may resocialize in their home environment and permits the execution of sentences of convicted persons who flee the jurisdiction … [more]