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Jail Officials Guide

This guide supports jail officials managing detention and disposition of individuals on interstate compact supervision.

Topics addressed within the new guide include:

  • Wh transfers through the Compact;
  • How does a supervised individual apply for an interstate transfer;
  • Why would a transferred individual be returned to the sentencing state;
  • What happens after a supervising state initiates retaking;
  • What are the holding requirements for the return of supervised individuals;
  • Who bears the incarceration cost for a Compact supervised individual;
  • Are there other implications of using the Compact;
  • How does the user of the Compact affect the use of extradition proceedings