Q: where can I find information about prisoner trading between states?
My son is incarcerated in Texas, but his home state is Colorado. I would like to know where to find the information I need to possibly get him traded back here to Colorado where his family is.
A:
That is strictly a matter for the Colorado Department of Correction and the Texas Department of Corrections. However that does not mean you have hit a brick wall. Call Colorado DOC's main number and asked to speak to the person in charge of inmate relocation. You may hit a brick wall at that point but, depending on the circumstances of your son's offense, you may get some information about the process of applying for a transfer to Colorado. This likely an application your son will have to complete and submit in Texas.
Not to oversimplify the natter, but in the end two things need to happen: Texas has to agree to allow your son to serve his sentence in Colorado and, just as important, Colorado DOC has to believe that if they accept the transfer , they are not simply accepting one of a Texas' problem inmates.
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