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RI Gen L § 13-5-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-5 - Station Houses for Women|Section 13-5-5 - Care of female prisoners by matron.

§ 13-5-5. Care of female prisoners by matron.The police matron shall have, subject only to the general control of the head of the police department, the entire care of all women held under arrest in the station in which she serves or to which she is attached, and may at any time call upon any police officer in the station for assistance.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 293, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 362, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 415, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-6.
RI Gen L § 13-5-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-5 - Station Houses for Women|Section 13-5-6 - Accommodations for female prisoners.

§ 13-5-6. Accommodations for female prisoners.In every station in which a police matron serves, or to which a police matron is attached, sufficient and proper accommodations shall be provided for women confined under arrest. In case those accommodations shall be insufficient or improper, the matron shall notify the police chief, and it shall be the duty of the police chief to notify the city or town council. It shall be the duty of the city or town council to provide, at the expense of the city or town, sufficient and proper accommodations.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 293, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 362, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 415, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-6; P.L. 1988, ch. 262, § 1.
RI Gen L § 13-5-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-5 - Station Houses for Women|Section 13-5-7 - Summons of matron on arrest of woman - Removal to designated station house.

§ 13-5-7. Summons of matron on arrest of woman — Removal to designated station house.Whenever, in any city or town where any police matron shall be appointed under this chapter, a woman is arrested and taken to a police station to which a matron is attached, and where the matron is not then present, it shall be the duty of the officer in charge of the station to cause the matron to be immediately summoned. Whenever, in any city or town in which a police matron has been appointed, a woman is arrested and taken to the station house to which no matron is attached, it shall be the duty of the officer in charge to cause the woman prisoner to be removed, as soon as possible, to the nearest station house to which a police matron is attached.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 293, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 362, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 415, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-7.
RI Gen L § 13-5-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-5 - Station Houses for Women|Section 13-5-8 - Attendance of matrons in court.

§ 13-5-8. Attendance of matrons in court.At least one police matron in each city or town shall be designated by the chief of police of the city or town to attend before the district and police courts at all times when any woman is to be arraigned before the court, and that matron shall have charge of all women there in attendance awaiting trial or transfer from the court to any other place of detention.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 293, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 362, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 415, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-8.
RI Gen L § 13-5-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-5 - Station Houses for Women|Section 13-5-9 - Salary of matrons.

§ 13-5-9. Salary of matrons.The salary of the police matrons in each city or town shall be fixed by the city or town council.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 293, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 362, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 415, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-9.
RI Gen L § 13-5-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-5 - Station Houses for Women|Section 13-5-10 - Special statutes saved.

§ 13-5-10. Special statutes saved.The provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of any special statutes relating to any particular town or city, none of which is repealed by the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-10.
RI Gen L § 13-6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-1 - Life prisoners deemed civilly dead.

§ 13-6-1. Life prisoners deemed civilly dead.Every person imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for life shall, with respect to all rights of property, to the bond of matrimony and to all civil rights and relations of any nature whatsoever, be deemed to be dead in all respects, as if his or her natural death had taken place at the time of conviction. However, the bond of matrimony shall not be dissolved, nor shall the rights to property or other rights of the husband or wife of the imprisoned person be terminated or impaired, except on the entry of a lawfully obtained decree for divorce.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 59; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 59; G.L. 1938, ch. 624, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-6-1.
RI Gen L § 13-6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-2 - Repealed.

§ 13-6-2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 13-6-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-2.1 - Suspension from public office upon conviction - Forfeiture of office upon exhaustion of appeals.

§ 13-6-2.1. Suspension from public office upon conviction — Forfeiture of office upon exhaustion of appeals.(a) Every person who, while holding elective public office, is convicted of a felony and has exhausted all appeals shall forfeit that public office. The public office shall automatically become vacant by operation of law at the time when the conviction becomes final. The vacancy in office so created shall be filled in accordance with law.(b) Every person who, while holding elective public office, is convicted of a felony shall be suspended by operation of law from the performance of all official duties until that public official's legal status is finally determined. While under suspension, that person shall not receive any salary and/or benefit associated with the public office.(c) If the conviction which prompted the suspension is overturned on appeal, the official shall receive any salary and/or benefit which was withheld.(d) During the suspension, the duties of the office shall be assumed by the person, if any, who is empowered to assume those duties in the event of the disability of the officeholder.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 418, § 1.
RI Gen L § 13-6-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-2.2 - Severability of § 13-6-2.1.

§ 13-6-2.2. Severability of § 13-6-2.1.If any of the provisions of § 13-6-2.1 or the application of those provisions to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the section which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the section are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 418, § 1.
RI Gen L § 13-6-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-3 - Wills or conveyances during imprisonment.

§ 13-6-3. Wills or conveyances during imprisonment.No person who shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions shall have any power, during his or her imprisonment, to make a will, or any conveyance of his or her property, or of any part of that property, except by permission of the superior court granted on petition for that power, and on the notice and terms, if any, that the court shall prescribe.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 53; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 53; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 61; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 61; G.L. 1938, ch. 624, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-6-3.
RI Gen L § 13-6-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-4 - Application for administration of prisoner's estate.

§ 13-6-4. Application for administration of prisoner's estate.Whenever any person shall be imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for life or for a term of seven (7) years or more, any creditor of that person may apply to the probate court of the city or town in which the prisoner last lived and was domiciled in this state, or in which he or she shall have any estate, for letters of administration to be granted on the prisoner's estate to the prisoner's next of kin or to any disinterested person, during the imprisonment.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 54; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 54; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 62; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 62; G.L. 1938, ch. 624, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-6-4.
RI Gen L § 13-6-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-5 - Notice and appointment of administrator.

§ 13-6-5. Notice and appointment of administrator.The court may, after giving notice to all interested persons, grant the petition as provided in § 13-6-4 and do all other things required and authorized to be done in the settlement of the estate of a deceased person.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 385, § 55; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 55; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 63; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 63; G.L. 1938, ch. 624, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 13-6-5.
RI Gen L § 13-6-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-6 - Powers of administrator.

§ 13-6-6. Powers of administrator.Every administrator who shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have the same powers, be subject to the same liabilities, and discharge the same duties as an administrator of the estate of a deceased person.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 57; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 57; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 65; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 65; G.L. 1938, ch. 624, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 13-6-6.
RI Gen L § 13-6-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-6 - Loss of Rights by Prisoners|Section 13-6-7 - Bond to secure estate to prisoner - Life prisoners.

§ 13-6-7. Bond to secure estate to prisoner — Life prisoners.The bond given by the administrator appointed pursuant to § 13-6-5 shall secure to the prisoner, after he or she shall be discharged from the adult correctional institutions, whatever shall remain of his or her estate after payment of his or her debts, the expenses of settling his or her estate, and any sums that the probate court may, from time to time, direct or allow for the support of his or her family. In case of imprisonment for life, the estate of the prisoner shall be divided among his or her heirs at law and distributed in the same way as though he or she were dead.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 56; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 56; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 64; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 64; G.L. 1938, ch. 624, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-6-7.
RI Gen L § 13-7-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-1 - Short title and purpose of chapter.

§ 13-7-1. Short title and purpose of chapter.This chapter shall be known as "An Act to Promote the State Use System of Industries in the Public Welfare Institutions", and shall be interpreted to encourage the production of goods and merchandise in the public welfare institutions of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-1.
RI Gen L § 13-7-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-2 - "Public welfare institutions" defined.

§ 13-7-2. "Public welfare institutions" defined."Public welfare institutions" as used in this chapter means the adult correctional institutions.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-2.
RI Gen L § 13-7-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-3 - Vocational training opportunities - Production of goods or services.

§ 13-7-3. Vocational training opportunities — Production of goods or services.(a) The director of the department of corrections may establish within any of the institutions under his or her control vocational training programs, and programs for the actual manufacture, assembly, repair, fabrication, servicing, and production of commercially saleable commodities and services.(b) The director or his or her designee may permit private persons, firms, or corporations, to establish and maintain the training and production activities within any of the institutions under his or her management and control, upon any terms and conditions that the director shall approve.(c) In respect to the actual production of goods or services, as distinct from training programs, the director or his or her designee shall cause the inmates who participate in those programs to be paid by any private person, firm, or corporation, the minimum wage then and there prevailing in this state, and shall attempt, so far as may be feasible and practicable, to cause the inmates to be paid the prevailing wage for similar types of work currently obtained within the state.(d) The director or his or her designee is authorized, if he or she deems it necessary, to waive workers' compensation coverage, temporary disability insurance coverage, and other types of fringe benefits in respect to inmates who participate in these programs.(e) No inmate shall be required to participate in any program without his or her consent.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 95, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 4.
RI Gen L § 13-7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-4 - Imported goods.

§ 13-7-4. Imported goods.The provisions of this chapter, and all other regulations and laws of this state not inconsistent with this chapter, shall apply to all goods, wares, and merchandise manufactured or mined, wholly or in part, by convicts or prisoners (except prisoners on parole or probation), or manufactured or mined in any penal or reformatory institution, and transported into the state for use or distribution, to the same extent and in the same manner as if those goods and merchandise were manufactured, produced, or mined within this state.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-4.
RI Gen L § 13-7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-5 - Repealed.

§ 13-7-5. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 13-7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-6 - Sale of goods and performance of services - Public agencies.

§ 13-7-6. Sale of goods and performance of services — Public agencies.For the purpose of this chapter, the provisions of § 13-7-3 shall not include:(1) The sale or exchange of convict-made goods produced in the public welfare institutions of this state, to or with other reformatory or custodial institutions, for their own consumption or use;(2) The sale of goods, wares, and merchandise to any department, institution, or agency of any state or its political subdivisions; nor(3) The performing of laundry services for other state institutions and agencies.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-6; P.L. 1961, ch. 77, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 24, § 4.
RI Gen L § 13-7-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-7 - Notice to public purchasing agents of articles being produced.

§ 13-7-7. Notice to public purchasing agents of articles being produced.(a) The department of corrections shall cause any articles and materials that are used in the offices, departments, or institutions of the state and of the several cities and towns to be produced by the labor of inmates in the public welfare institutions.(b) From time to time the department of corrections shall notify the state purchasing agent, and the managing officer of any office, department, or institution having the duty of purchasing articles and materials for any city or town, what articles and materials are being produced in the public welfare institutions. This notification shall describe the articles and materials in detail, giving the style, size, design, or quality and any other information necessary to properly describe the articles and materials.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-7; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 8.
RI Gen L § 13-7-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-8 - Requisition of goods by public agencies.

§ 13-7-8. Requisition of goods by public agencies.When the state purchasing agent or agent of any state office, department, or institution has occasion to purchase any articles, services or materials similar to those produced in the adult correctional institutions, and notification of that production has been given to him or her pursuant to § 13-7-7, he or she shall make requisition for the articles, services or materials to the director of corrections, the provisions of any statute, resolution, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. The requisition shall conform to specifications and descriptions previously submitted by the director unless it appears that special style, design, or quality is needed. The requisition shall be on forms provided by the director. If the articles or materials are needed immediately and are not on hand, or the articles, services, or materials can be purchased at a price less than the quote received by the requisitioner from the adult correctional institutions, the director shall immediately notify the requisitioner and he or she may purchase the articles, services or materials elsewhere.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-8; P.L. 1995, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 13-7-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-8.1 - Requisition of goods by cities and towns.

§ 13-7-8.1. Requisition of goods by cities and towns.When the purchasing agent or the managing officer of any city or town office, department, or institution, has occasion to purchase any articles, services or materials similar to those produced at the adult correctional institutions, he or she shall notify the director of corrections of the intention to purchase and shall allow the adult correctional institutions to bid on any proposal. The adult correctional institutions shall be placed on any invitation to bid list which is in effect for any city or town. Purchases under this section shall include those defined in § 37-2-22.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 295, § 2.
RI Gen L § 13-7-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-9 - Repealed.

§ 13-7-9. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 13-7-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-10 - Price of goods.

§ 13-7-10. Price of goods.The price of all articles and materials supplied by the public welfare institutions shall conform as nearly as practicable to the wholesale market rates for similar goods manufactured elsewhere. Any difference of opinion in regard to price shall be submitted for arbitration to a representative of the department of corrections, a representative of the requisitioner, and the director of administration, and the decision of a majority of them shall be final.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-10; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 8.
RI Gen L § 13-7-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-11 - Standards and purchase agreements.

§ 13-7-11. Standards and purchase agreements.The director of corrections or his or her designee shall, from time to time, meet with the state purchasing agent to develop standards for commodities manufactured and produced by penal industries, and to prepare and secure compacts or agreements for the purchase of commodities from the penal institutions, so as to aid the service afforded by the institutions under the department of corrections.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-11; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 8; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 4.
RI Gen L § 13-7-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-12 - Production standards - Determination of articles to be produced.

§ 13-7-12. Production standards — Determination of articles to be produced.The director of corrections or his or her designee shall establish certain standards of production, and shall by consultation and meeting with the state purchasing agent and the managing officers and purchasing agents of municipal offices, departments, and institutions determine the style, design, and quality of articles and materials to be made.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-12; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 8; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 4.
RI Gen L § 13-7-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-13 - Manufacture on special order.

§ 13-7-13. Manufacture on special order.If articles or materials of a different design, style, or quality than those produced are needed by any state department or institution, the director of corrections may, if a sufficient quantity is needed, arrange for their manufacture of them on special order.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-13.
RI Gen L § 13-7-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions|Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods|Section 13-7-14 - Penalty for violations.

§ 13-7-14. Penalty for violations.Any officer who willfully neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of this chapter relative to the purchase of articles and materials from the public welfare institutions shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2106, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 64, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 13-7-14.