What happens when you get extradited?

What is international extradition? International extradition is a legal process by which one country (the requesting country) may seek from another country (the requested country) the surrender of a person who is wanted for prosecution, or to serve a sentence following conviction, for a criminal offense.

Can a state refuse to extradite?

There are only four grounds upon which the governor of the asylum state may deny another state’s request for extradition: the person has not been charged with a crime in the demanding state; the person is not the person named in the extradition documents; or. the person is not a fugitive.

Who transports prisoners from state to state?

> JPATS is the largest transporter of prisoners in the United States, supporting the federal judiciary, U.S. Marshals district offices and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. > In recent years, JPATS has averaged more than 1,000 prisoner movements a day.

Do they transfer inmates on planes?

JPATS operates a fleet of aircraft which moves prisoners over long distances more economically and with higher security than commercial airlines. Nearly all air movements are done aboard large and small jets that JPATS owns or leases. Ground transportation is usually provided by the Marshals Service and the BOP.

Can you take a prisoner on a plane if they dont want to fly?

(f) No aircraft operator may carry a prisoner in the custody of an armed law enforcement officer aboard an aircraft unless the following are met: (1) When practicable, the prisoner must be boarded before any other boarding passengers and deplaned after all other deplaning passengers.

Do they fly inmates?

How do you extradite someone for state hopping?

States and the federal government can seek to bring state-hopping criminals to justice through a process called extradition. Extradition laws give a state the ability to hand someone over to another state for purposes of criminal trial or punishment. Extradition can occur between two states or between two countries.

Can a US citizen be extradited from the United States?

Extradition from the United States. Generally under United States law (18 U.S.C. § 3184), extradition may be granted only pursuant to a treaty. Some countries grant extradition without a treaty, but every such country requires an offer of reciprocity when extradition is accorded in the absence of a treaty.

Can a country extradite you without a treaty?

Generally under United States law (18 U.S.C. § 3184), extradition may be granted only pursuant to a treaty. Some countries grant extradition without a treaty, but every such country requires an offer of reciprocity when extradition is accorded in the absence of a treaty.

What law governs extradition from one state to another?

Within the United States, federal law governs extradition from one state to another. The Extradition Clause of the U.S. Constitution ( Article IV Section 2) requires that: