Prisoners sentenced in Jersey to be deported
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Prisoners sentenced in Jersey to be deported
Jersey politicians have unanimously agreed that prisoners can be sent back to their home countries to serve their prison sentences.
It means people from outside the island can serve their sentence from the Jersey courts in their own country.
People from Jersey who are jailed outside the island will also be able to serve the sentence in the island.
The Home Affairs Minister said he hoped the law change would reduce the number of people in La Moye prison.
Senator Ian Le Marquand said: "The aim is to change the system so we then move to unrestricted transfers, and that will then produce a secondary benefit in terms of a reduction in the prison population."
There is currently no law governing the sending back of prisoners from places outside the UK.
Under this new law, the Home Affairs Minister would issue a warrant for a transfer.
The prisoner would have to be told in their own language and the effect of the warrant on the prisoner would have to be considered.
(from BBC)
It means people from outside the island can serve their sentence from the Jersey courts in their own country.
People from Jersey who are jailed outside the island will also be able to serve the sentence in the island.
The Home Affairs Minister said he hoped the law change would reduce the number of people in La Moye prison.
Senator Ian Le Marquand said: "The aim is to change the system so we then move to unrestricted transfers, and that will then produce a secondary benefit in terms of a reduction in the prison population."
There is currently no law governing the sending back of prisoners from places outside the UK.
Under this new law, the Home Affairs Minister would issue a warrant for a transfer.
The prisoner would have to be told in their own language and the effect of the warrant on the prisoner would have to be considered.
(from BBC)
Re: Prisoners sentenced in Jersey to be deported
I hope Guernsey will follow suit but with our "wishy-washy" lot it will take 20 yrs!
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Re: Prisoners sentenced in Jersey to be deported
we used to be able to deport people in the distant past..bring it back and save the states some money x
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Re: Prisoners sentenced in Jersey to be deported
I agree send them home!
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