The perspective of the application of FD909 in a sample of transferred prisoners and prison managers

• In Event: Foreign nationals in the criminal justice system

Abstract

The transfer of prisoners under FD909 represents of course a good opportunity to promote the rehabilitation of the offender in his/her Country of origin, when the same path would be impossible or very difficult in the Country in which the sentence has been issued.
Anyway, the way in which this important tool is implemented can nullify its intrinsic effectiveness or even lead to a violation of the fundamental rights of the sentenced person.
The research, developed thanks to the indispensable contribution of the Romanian Penitentiary Administration, aims to shed light on practical elements of the FD909 that do not always help the achievement of the of social reintegration. Through the analysis of 172 questionnaires filled by transferred prisoners and 27 by prison staff, the research offers some outcomes and challenges to encourage comparison on good practices.

Author

• Luisa Ravagnani, University of Brescia