International Prisoner Transfer Program
List of Participating Countries
The United States has bilateral treaties with Bolivia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Mexico, Panama, Peru Thailand, and Turkey, and is a party to two multilateral conventions, the Council of Europe (COE) Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, and the Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad. The United States also has prisoner transfer agreements with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Bilateral Treaties and Transfer Agreements:
- Bolivia
- Canada *
- Marshall Islands |
- Mexico
- Panama *
- Peru |
- Thailand
- Turkey *
- Hong Kong |
- Republic of Palau
- France *
- Micronesia |
* France, Canada, Panama, and Turkey are also signatories to the Council of Europe Convention. France prefers proceeding under the bilateral treaty.
Countries With Which Prisoner Transfer Treaties Are In Effect
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» Albania |
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» Georgia |
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» Netherlands |
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» Andorra |
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» Germany |
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» Azerbaijan |
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» Greece |
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» Nicaragua |
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» Armenia |
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» Guatemala |
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» Norway |
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» Australia |
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» Austria |
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» Hong Kong |
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» Palau |
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» Hungary |
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» Panama |
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» Bahamas |
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» Paraguay |
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» Belgium |
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» Peru |
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» Belize |
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» Iceland |
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» Poland |
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» Bermuda |
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» Ireland |
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» Portugal |
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» Bolivia |
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» Israel |
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» Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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» Italy |
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» Brazil |
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» Romania |
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» Bulgaria |
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» Russia |
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» Japan |
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» San Marino |
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» Serbia |
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» Canada |
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» Latvia |
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» Slovakia |
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» Chile |
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» Liechtenstein |
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» Slovenia |
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» Costa Rica |
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» Lithuania |
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» South Korea |
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» Croatia |
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» Luxembourg |
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» Spain |
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» Cyprus |
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» Sweden |
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» Czech Republic |
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» Switzerland |
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» The former Yugoslav |
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» Denmark |
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» Malta |
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» Thailand |
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» Marshall Islands |
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» Tonga |
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» Mauritius |
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» Trinidad/Tobago |
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» Ecuador |
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» Mexico |
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» Turkey |
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» El Salvador |
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» Micronesia |
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» Estonia |
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» Moldova |
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» Montenegro |
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» Ukraine |
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» Finland |
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» Venezuela |
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* United Kingdom Territories: Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat,
Sovereign Base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in the Island of Cyprus, St. Helena
and St. Helena Dependencies, British Indian Ocean Territory, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Henderson
Island, Pitcairn, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Isle of Man
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