Inmates: out-of-state transfers.

Existing law provides for the transfer of inmates to out-of-state institutions pursuant to the Interstate Corrections Compact and the Western Interstate Corrections Compact. Existing law provides that inmates confined in an institution pursuant to the terms of these compacts shall at all times be subject to the jurisdiction of this state and may at any time be removed therefrom for transfer to a prison or other institution within this state or for any other purpose permitted by the laws of this state, as specified. This bill would provide that no inmate sentenced under California law may be committed or transferred outside of this state unless the Governor personally approves the transfer. The bill would place requirements on agreements to transfer inmates outside of this state, including that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ensure that in any agreement to transfer an inmate outside of this state the receiving state or country shall not release the inmate before the inmate serves his or her full sentence. The bill would prohibit any agreement to transfer an inmate outside of this state to be made if a California law enforcement agency from a jurisdiction where the acts leading to the inmate's imprisonment took place issues a public statement opposing the transfer. The bill would provide that it shall not be construed to apply to inmates not sentenced by a court of this state.