Botafuego jail Algeciras jailed former world boxing featherweight champion Scott Harrison’s bid to return home halted

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOSRmL0ddM_gUzXKqkTGlaINmbz-t_84I4P7HAdPOSWTDFl-eM5AxCUBn-wv_B2hQQCoUJKKgr7fTJ8tvuOhFBDWwLOWM82Z9uYestm9XsVn-VE4SUB-YpJ4bik2Qxqegp0HrgUUrbPI/s1600/scott-harrison-prison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOSRmL0ddM_gUzXKqkTGlaINmbz-t_84I4P7HAdPOSWTDFl-eM5AxCUBn-wv_B2hQQCoUJKKgr7fTJ8tvuOhFBDWwLOWM82Z9uYestm9XsVn-VE4SUB-YpJ4bik2Qxqegp0HrgUUrbPI/s320/scott-harrison-prison.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"A diplomatic investigation is under way after former world boxing featherweight champion Scott Harrison’s bid to be transferred from a Spanish jail to Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow was halted.</span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> </span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Harrison, 33, has served almost two years of his 30-month prison sentence for assault and his legal team said he had been expected to be home before Christmas to serve the remainder of his time in Scotland.</span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> </span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But his devastated family have been unable to establish why the move from Botafuego jail in Algeciras is being held up after it was approved by Spanish and Scottish prison authorities, his lawyer said yesterday."</span><br /> <br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Harrison’s career fell into decline as he battled addiction problems blamed for a series of high-profile incidents, which culminated in him being sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for assault, involving a police officer and another man.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">His girlfriend Stacey, 27, said Harrison, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had not seen their 18-month-old son Jack since before Christmas because the family thought he would be in Scotland by now and had not visited.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">She said last night: “We were all expecting to get him home for Christmas, but we feel like we’re going round in circles.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Supposedly, his flight has not been approved because the police are looking at something but it had all been dealt with.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “Any prisoner requesting a transfer to a prison in their home country must first of all apply to the jurisdiction in which they are held.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“That jurisdiction then contacts the prisoner’s native jurisdiction to make them aware of the request. We cannot comment on the progress of any individual application.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“However, any transfer can only proceed if the prisoner involved is not facing any outstanding charges in the country in which they are being held in custody.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Scottish Prison Service said it could not comment on individual cases.</span></div><br /> <br /> :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Botafuego jail Algeciras jailed former world boxing featherweight champion Scott Harrison’s bid to return home halted

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