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Teema: Invitation – Nordic-Baltic Expert-level Seminar on the Transfer of

Sentenced Persons, Stockholm 25–26 April 2024

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Dear Madam/Sir, I hereby forward information concerning Invitation

Nordic-Baltic Expert-level Seminar on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons,

Stockholm 2526 April 2024. Please see the attached files.

Kind regards

Sara Bernodt

Legal Adviser

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service

Slottsgatan 78

601 80 Norrköping

Sweden

E-post:

Ministry of Justice

Telephone: +46 8 405 10 00 Fax: +46 8 24 46 31 Web: www.regeringen.se

Postal address: SE 103 33 Stockholm Street address: Herkulesgatan 17 E-mail: [email protected]

Invitation – Nordic-Baltic Expert-level Seminar on the Transfer of

Sentenced Persons, Stockholm 25–26 April 2024

Sweden and Denmark hereby invite national experts from all Nordic and

Baltic countries to a seminar concerning the transfer of sentenced persons to

be held in Stockholm the 26th of April 2024. The night before the seminar all

participants are welcome to attend a complimentary dinner.

The aim of the seminar is to take a practical approach to strengthening the

process of transferring sentenced persons by improving the cooperation

between national experts, encourage networking and find ways to simplify

the transfer. By bringing national experts together we hope to find solutions

to mutual problems concerning matters of transfer of sentenced persons, as

well as sharing tools and knowledge to rationalise the process of transferring

such persons abroad. The bulk of the seminar will be devoted to workshops.

A preliminary agenda with the overarching themes of the workshops is

enclosed with this invitation. Further information on the dinner on the 25th

of April will be provided to participants.

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Practical

The seminar is intended for national experts whose daily work concern

matters of transfer of sentenced persons on a case-to-case basis. We plan for

three attending experts per country.

The organisers are not able to contribute to any costs related to transport

and accommodation. However, dinner on the 25th of April and lunch during

the seminar will be provided. Attending the seminar will not be associated

with any additional costs.

Please make sure to bring a valid photo ID.

For the convenience of sensitive participants, we kindly ask you to refrain

from using perfume and other heavily fragranced products.

Location

Adress

Government Offices of Sweden

Jakobsgatan 24

111 52 Stockholm

Conference room – Balalajkan

Means of travel

By metro – opt for T-centralen station. Use exit towards Sergels torg.

By commuter train – opt for Stockholm City station. Use exit towards

Vasagatan.

By train – opt for Stockholm Central Station. Use exit towards

Vasagatan/Vasaplan.

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RSVP

Your response is requested by April 12th 2024 to: [email protected] and

[email protected]

Please include the following information:

1. Name and title

2. Organisation

3. Country

4. Food allergies or preferences

5. Need for hearing aid or other aids

6. If you plan to attend the complimentary dinner on the 25th of April

Contact Persons

If you have questions concerning the seminar, please contact Elin Sehlström,

legal adviser with the Swedish Department of Justice – Division for Criminal

Cases and International Judicial Cooperation.

Elin Sehlström

[email protected]

+46 8 405 94 09

Ministry of Justice of Sweden

Preliminary Agenda – Nordic-Baltic Expert-level Seminar on the

Transfer of Sentenced Persons, Stockholm 25–26 April 2024

25th of April

Approximately 7 PM – Complimentary dinner. Venue and time yet to be

decided.

26th of April

Morning Session

08:45-09:15 AM Registration

09:15-09:30 AM Opening words and introduction

09:30-10:45 AM Workshop 1

An exchange of experiences and discussion of challenges concerning the use of the 1983

Convention on the Tranfer of Sentenced Persons – The Danish Prison and Probation

Service

The workshop enables participants to exchange experiences and discuss

challenges concerning the practical use of the 1983 convention on the

Tranfer of Sentenced Persons. Both good and poor experiences may be

included in the discussion. The aim of the workshop is to shed some light on

why it may be difficult to transfer people using the convention, as well as to

discuss measures that may be able to counter mutual challenges.

10:45-11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM-12:15 PM Workshop 2

Practical issues in matters concerning the transfer of sentenced persons using Framework

Decision 2008/909/JHA – The Swedish Prison and Probation Service

The aim of the workshop is to discuss how to improve and rationalise the

process under Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA. The focus will be on

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practical issues when handling cases concerning the transfer of sentenced

persons in the issuing as well as the executing state. Matters to discuss may

be the need for faster and more direct means of communication between

competent authorities, if there is a need for more extensive consultations,

e.g., to clarify the residence of the sentenced person, and what positive

experiences from the Nordic co-operation may be useful in the Nordic-

Baltic context.

Lunch break

12:15-1:15 PM Lunch

Afternoon Session

1:15-1:30 PM Summary of morning

1:30-2:30 PM Workshop 3

Legal issues in matters concerning the transfer of sentenced persons using Framework

Decision 2008/909/JHA – The Swedish Prison and Probation Service

The overarching goal of the Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA is to

enhance the possibility of social rehabilitation for sentenced persons by

transferring them to the executing state. The aim of the workshop is to

discuss legal issues that may hinder the transfer of a sentenced person. From

the view of an executing state, how do participants consider the possibility to

transfer sentenced persons with less than six months of the sentence

remaining to be served and who has not yet begun serving the sentence? As

an issuing state, how do participants take matters like prison conditions and

parole in the other state into account when deciding on the transfer?

2:30-2:45 PM Break

2:45-3:30 PM Continuation of workshop 3

3:30-4:00 PM Summary and final words.