The Interstate Agreement on Detainers: Narrowing its Availability and Application
43 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2007
Abstract
This Article discusses the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), which addresses the problems inmate's face when prosecutor's notify the inmate's penal institution about additional charges, and a "detainer" is placed in the inmate's file. The purpose of the IAD is to provide a comprehensive and coherent solution to the problems that beset the criminal justice system under the old detainer system. The IAD not only provides the inmate with a method of resolving the charges underlying detainers from another jurisdiction, but also provides prosecutors with a method for securing inmates incarcerated in other jurisdictions for trial before the expiration of their sentences. This Article addresses both the operation of the new charge detainer system and the strict construction which judicial decisions have placed on the IAD.
Keywords: Interstate Agreement on Detainers, IAD, detainer system
JEL Classification: K14
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