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Serving an italian sentence in your home country

Avv. Massimo Romano · updated 15/08/2026

This page is being written. It covers serving an italian sentence in your home country under Italian law for people who are not Italian. The provision it relies on and the questions it answers are below; for an answer today, call us.

Provision: Conv. Strasburgo 1983; D.lgs. 161/2010 (DQ 2008/909/GAI per area UE)
Checked 15/08/2026.

In short

This page covers serving an italian sentence in your home country for people who are not Italian. It is being written now. Below is what it will set out and the Italian provision it relies on. If you need an answer on this today, call — we answer at any hour.

Governing provision: Conv. Strasburgo 1983; D.lgs. 161/2010 (DQ 2008/909/GAI per area UE)

What this page will set out

  • What is actually happening
  • What you are facing in custodial terms
  • Your options
  • How this differs from the US and the UK
  • Serving the sentence

Questions it answers

  • Can I serve my Italian sentence in my home country?
  • How does prisoner transfer to the UK or US work?
  • Do I need to consent to a prisoner transfer from Italy?

Provisions relied on

  • Conv. Strasburgo 1983; D.lgs. 161/2010 (DQ 2008/909/GAI per area UE)

Checked 15/08/2026. Italian sentencing provisions change; if you are reading this long afterwards, ask us to confirm.

Avv. Massimo Romano — Italian criminal defence lawyer, Naples Bar no. 14553, admitted to plead before the Court of Cassation since 23 October 2015.

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