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Calgarian In U.S. Prison Wants To Come Home

He was found with $350,000 in cash in October 2007.

He's one of dozens of Canadians-turned-criminals across the border
wanting to come home to do their time.

Williams said her brother's international transfer was approved nine
months ago but has bogged down in bureaucracy, with the feds sitting
on processing necessary documents to make it happen.

Richardson said it costs money to bring a criminal back to Canada and
house them, but the ultimate intent behind such transfers is to try
to see inmates rehabilitated rather than turned into a hardened criminals.

He said his office is doing what it can to speed up the process to
bring Curtis back and waiting on government to consider the request.

There's an international transfer agreement of inmates between Canada
and the U.S., as well as several other countries, with approval
needed by both countries before an inmate is returned to their
country of residence, said Corrections Canada spokesman Jeff Campbell.

While Canadians have been flocking home, statistics show just one
American imprisoned in Canada was transferred back to the U.S.
between 2004 and 2008.

During the same time period, nearly 300 Canadians came home to do their time.

Campbell said the transfers all comes down to public safety and
optimal chances of reintegration into society.