Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 892.3: Transfer of foreign nationals or citizens; treaty
What this law says, in plain English
This statute authorizes the governor to consent to transferring convicted offenders between the United States and foreign countries under applicable treaties, allowing foreign nationals convicted in Louisiana or U.S. citizens convicted abroad to be transferred for serving sentences in their home country.
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