Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884

The Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884 is an act of the British Parliament whereby prisoners in British colonies may be transferred to the United Kingdom to serve their sentence.[1][2] The legislation was used as recently as May 2020 when a man convicted of robbery in the Cayman Islands and in prison there, was transported to prison in the UK.[3][4]

References
  1. "Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. "'Lifer' sent to UK under 19th century law". Cayman News Service. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. Reshma Ragoonath (24 May 2020). "Prisoner transferred to UK". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "High risk inmate moved to UK". Cayman News Service. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.


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