Transfer To The UK & Release From Prison
A subsequent request for a Treaty Transfer (i.e. to serve the remainder of her sentence in a UK prison) was approved in May 2009. In early August, McCorkle appeared at a Texas Magistrate's Court to sign legal papers formally consenting to return to the UK. By 24 August 2009 McCorkle was in transit to the UK, incarcerated first at the BOP Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City and then (on 29 August) at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. On 30 September 2009 she was driven to the nearest international airport, where custody was signed over to British Prison Officers who escorted her back to the UK. After arriving at London Heathrow airport, McCorkle was transferred to HMP Holloway in London. At Holloway she was assigned the following inmate identity number: EP6484.
On 30 October 2009, McCorkle was transferred to HMP Send, near Woking in Surrey. HMP Send has a significantly lower security classification than HMP Holloway, with a much easier prison regime. In early February 2010 she was transferred to HMP East Sutton Park and assigned the inmate identity number A2760AG. HMP East Sutton Park is an "open prison" i.e. has the lowest possible security rating in the British penal system. There are no security fences surrounding the prison and, subject to conditions, inmates are able to leave the grounds for home visits. McCorkle remained at HMP East Sutton Park until her release from prison on 25 June 2010.
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