STATE PRISON AND COUNTY JAILS
CHAPTER 2
STATE BOARD OF CORRECTION
20-247. Transfer of prisoner to federal penal or correctional institution. Any person committed to the state penitentiary whose presence may be seriously detrimental to the well-being of the state penitentiary or who wilfully and persistently refuses to obey the rules and regulations of the state penitentiary or who is considered an incorrigible inmate may, upon written certification from the state board of correction, be transferred to a federal penal or correctional institution, provided the attorney general of the United States accepts such application and transfer.