Certainly, there may be an interest of other Member States or rather of society as a whole that certain of
fenders are kept in prison for a certain period, notably with regard to prevention, but it appears difficult to charge prison costs to society as a whole. Thus, the basic rule could be that it is the issuing Member State that has to bear the cost of imprisonment". On the other hand
, reintegrating the sentenced person in society in the State of enforcement - which is the sentenced person's Member State of habitual residence - is al
...[+++]so in the interests of the latter State.