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USE OF CHARTER AIRLINES IN EXTRADITION CASES

NCJ Number
31785
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 45 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1976) Pages: 9-11
Author(s)
R O MATHEWS
Date Published
1976
Length
3 pages
Annotation
THE USE OF CHARTERED AIRPLANES HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT COST REDUCTION IN PRISONER-EXTRADITION TRANSPORTATION CHARGES OVER COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AND MOTOR VEHICLES.
Abstract

FURTHERMORE, ON THE CHARTER FLIGHTS, PRISONERS CAN BE VISIBLY SECURED, AND SINCE MOST FLIGHTS ARE TO SMALL AIRPORTS, OR TO THE FRINGES OF COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE PRISONER WITH A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF PUBLIC ATTENTION. AS A RESULT, THE CITIZENS', AS WELL AS THE OFFICERS', EXPOSURE TO DANGER IS GREATLY REDUCED. ALSO, WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE APPREHENDING JURISDICTION, COSTS ARE KEPT AT A MINIMUM. THE JURISDICTION IS ADVISED OF THE ARRIVAL TIME AND THE JUDICIAL HEARINGS CAN BE SCHEDULED ACCORDINGLY. THE ENTIRE EXTRADITION PROCEDURE, FROM DEPARTURE TO CONFINEMENT OF THE PRISONER IN A LOCAL INSTITUTION, UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, TAKES NO MORE THAN 1 WORKING DAY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) HOWARD COUNTY