Does anyone have any info on the Interstate Compact? My friend wants to transfer from GA to TX custody. For some reason he thinks it will be better there.

Karen

My fiance' moved up to WI several months before his sentencing in GA, where we previously resided, and will be utilizing the interstate compact to return home. I assume you mean he wants to parole out to TX from GA.

Interstate Compact

The Interstate Compact agreement between states allows probationers/parolees to be supervised in states other than the one in which they were sentenced. This permits probationers/parolees to transfer as their jobs move or to seek support with relatives.

As of the end of FY99, Georgia was handling 6,370 active interstate cases (2,746 as the receiving state and 3,624 as the sending state.)

The national governing body for Interstate Compact matters, the Parole and Probation Interstate Compact Administrators Association, is in the process of revising the Compact in order to address public safety concerns and offender accountability.

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Here's a couple links for you:

National Institution of Corrections - Interstate Compact
http://nicic.org/resources/topics/InterstateCompact.aspx

Georgia Pardons and Parole Board - Interstate Compact
http://www.pap.state.ga.us/interstate_compact.htm



Hope this all helps a little bit :)