Immigration
May 24, 2000
Exporting Foreign Inmates
Forum: By Mark Ryavec Despite Gov. Gray Davis' description of himself as cheap, his administration is missing an opportunity to save millions of dollars by transferring hundreds of non-U.S.-citizen inmates to prisons in other countries. While there are legitimate concerns about making these transfers - whether California sentences would be enforced, for example - Davis could use pending transfer requests to negotiate a novel model for such transfers that meets California's interests in punishment.
By Mark Ryavec
Despite Gov. Gray Davis' description of himself as cheap, his administration is missing an opportunity to save millions of dollars by transferring hundreds of non-U.S.-citizen inmates to prisons in other countries. While there are legitima...
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