# Inter-state extradition in the US **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 6, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-state-extradition-in-the-us/835127 "2019-06-06T17:50:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-state-extradition-in-the-us/835127/18 "2019-06-08T22:22:28Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > I’m a bit confused with this. If a person had been convicted of a felony in state A, then the only way he would not be incarcerated in state A was if he had escaped, correct? If it was a case of an escaped felon from state A in state B, and said felon had been apprehended, wouldn’t state B want to co-operate with state A as much as possible? Nope, the felon could be under supervision in State A and gone to State B in violation. Usually state B cooperates - but they also don’t love paying the cost of incarcerating him through the extradition process - which can take a couple of days or more than a month. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-state-extradition-in-the-us/835127)._