28 CFR § 527.41 - Definitions.

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title: "28 CFR § 527.41 - Definitions."
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title_name: "Judicial Administration"
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chapter_name: "BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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# 527.41 Definitions.

For the purpose of this subpart, the following definitions apply.

(a) *Treaty nation.* A country with which the United States has a transfer treaty relationship either through a bilateral treaty or a multilateral transfer convention.

(b) *State prisoner.* An inmate serving a sentence imposed in a court in one of the states of the United States, or in a territory or commonwealth of the United States.

(c) *Departure institution.* The Bureau of Prisons institution to which an eligible inmate is finally transferred for return to the country of which the inmate is a citizen or national.

(d) *Admission institution.* The Bureau of Prisons institution where a United States citizen or national-inmate is first received from a treaty nation.