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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-7 - Prisoner Made Goods › Section 13-7-15. - Business operations and budget.

§ 13-7-15. Business operations and budget.
Correctional industries shall maintain an accurate and timely accounting of monies received from the sale of products or services of committed offenders. Monies accredited into the correctional industries fund shall be used for the purchase of materials, supervision, and other requirements necessary to support the production of goods and services. All expenditures from the correctional industry fund shall be subject to the approval of the director of corrections or his or her designee, who may employ those funds to defray all operating expenses. All net profits for the fiscal year shall be reinvested into the correctional industries fund to support capital purchases, and the general expansion and development of correctional industries. All additional profits will revert to the general treasury.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. XXIII, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 10, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-1. - Parole board — Appointment and terms of members.

§ 13-8-1. Parole board — Appointment and terms of members.
Within the department of corrections there shall be a parole board consisting of seven (7) qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor. In the month of January in each year, the governor shall appoint one or more members of the board to serve in place of members whose terms have expired, for a term of three (3) years, and until his, her, or their successors have been appointed and qualified.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 868, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1933, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1304, § 1; P. L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 28, § 1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 9; P.L. 1989, ch. 419, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 262, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-2. - Qualifications of board members.

§ 13-8-2. Qualifications of board members.
The seven (7) electors to be named by the governor shall have the following qualifications:
(1)(i)
One of the qualified electors shall be a psychologist or a physician who is professionally qualified in the field of psychiatry or neurology;
(ii)
One shall be a member in good standing of the Rhode Island bar;
(iii)
One shall be a person who is professionally trained in correctional work or in some closely related general field as a social work; and
(iv)
One shall be a law enforcement officer;
(2)
All of the qualified electors shall be individuals who shall also have shown an interest in social welfare problems.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 617, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-2; P.L. 1969, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 419, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 262, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 421, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 481, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-3. - Chairperson of board — Liberty permits.

§ 13-8-3. Chairperson of board — Liberty permits.
(a)
The governor shall appoint a qualified elector of this state chairperson of the parole board, who shall serve in the unclassified service as a fulltime employee for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified.
(b)
All remaining members of the board shall also be in the unclassified service.
(c)
The chairperson shall be an individual who has experience in the criminal justice system and shall have earned a baccalaureate degree.
(d)
The chairperson shall have authority to create subcommittees of at least three (3) members of the parole board who shall serve on a rotating basis. The subcommittee may, in the case of any prisoner who is subject to the control of the parole board, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the subcommittee members, unless the prisoner is sentenced to imprisonment for life and unless the prisoner is confined as a habitual criminal under the provisions of § 12-19-21, issue to the prisoner a permit to be at liberty upon parole as if the permit were issued by the full board pursuant to the provisions of § 13-8-9.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1933, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1304, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-3; P.L. 1978, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 262, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-3.1. - Subpoena powers of board.

§ 13-8-3.1. Subpoena powers of board.
(a)
Upon a specific demand made by either party to a preliminary or final parole revocation, the parole board is authorized and empowered to summon witnesses and to compel the production and examination of papers, books, accounts, documents, records, certificates and other legal evidence that may be necessary or proper for the determination and decision of any question before the board at the hearing.
(b)
Both parties to a preliminary or final parole revocation hearing shall be informed of the right to compulsory process sufficiently in advance of the hearing to allow the parole board to effectuate that right in accordance with this section.
(c)
Nothing in this statute shall be deemed to modify or supercede existing or common law privilege, including the confidential informant privilege.
(d)
All subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum shall be signed by the chairperson or, in the absence or disqualification of the chairperson, by any other member of the parole board, and shall be served as subpoenas are now served in civil cases in the superior court; and witnesses so subpoenaed shall be entitled to the same fees for attendance and travel as are now provided for witnesses in civil cases in the superior court.
(e)
If any person fails to obey the command of any subpoena without reasonable cause, or if a person in attendance before the board shall, without reasonable cause, refuse to be sworn or examined, or to answer a legal and pertinent question, the board may apply to any justice of the superior court, upon proof by affidavit of the fact, for a rule or order returnable in not less than two (2) or more than five (5) days, directing the person to show cause why he or she should not be adjudged in contempt. Upon the return of the order, the justice before whom the matter is brought for a hearing shall examine the person under oath and the person shall be given an opportunity to be heard. If the justice shall determine that the person has refused without reasonable cause or legal excuse to be examined, or to answer a legal and pertinent question, or to produce books, accounts, papers, records and documents material to the issue, which he or she was ordered to bring or produce, the justice may immediately commit the person to the adult correctional institutions, thereto remain until he or she submits to do the act which he or she was so required to do, or is discharged according to law. If an application of contempt pursuant to this section relates to the actions of a witness at a public hearing, then the papers filed with and proceedings before the court shall be open to the public; otherwise, these papers and proceedings shall be confidential.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 367, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-4. - Facilities and supplies for board.

§ 13-8-4. Facilities and supplies for board.
The director of corrections shall provide adequate quarters for the board for the purpose of holding meetings and shall provide space and facilities for the keeping of records for the board, together with the necessary equipment and supplies incident to the maintenance of the board.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-4; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-5. - Staffing of parole board.

§ 13-8-5. Staffing of parole board.
The director of corrections shall provide the board with an administrator, an investigator, a clerk, a psychologist(s), whose sole function within the department of corrections shall be to consult with the board, and the necessary stenographic service. Staff salaries shall be paid from the appropriation of the department of corrections.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-5; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 9; P.L. 1989, ch. 419, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 140, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-6.1. - Notice to local police departments and to state police.

§ 13-8-6.1. Notice to local police departments and to state police.
The parole board shall provide notice to the state and local police departments upon the release of a prisoner on parole, as provided in §§ 13-8-6 and 13-8-16.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 215, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 319, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-7. - Expenses of board.

§ 13-8-7. Expenses of board.
The members of the parole board shall be entitled to receive the traveling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance by them of any duty under this chapter. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it may deem necessary to defray the expenses of the board, including the traveling expenses of its members. The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her order or orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of those expenses upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers duly authenticated and approved by the chairperson.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, §§ 10, 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, §§ 10, 11; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, §§ 10, 11; P.L. 1943, ch. 1304, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 14; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-8. - Sentences subject to control of board.

§ 13-8-8. Sentences subject to control of board.
Whenever a person convicted of any offense shall be sentenced to be imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for a period of more than six (6) months, his or her sentence shall be subject to the control of the parole board as provided for in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2466, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-9. - Issuance of parole.

§ 13-8-9. Issuance of parole.
(a)
The parole board, in the case of any prisoner whose sentence is subject to its control, unless that prisoner is sentenced to imprisonment for life, and unless that prisoner is confined as a habitual criminal under the provisions of § 12-19-21, may, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board, issue to that prisoner a permit to be at liberty upon parole, whenever that prisoner has served not less than one-third (⅓) of the term for which he or she was sentenced. The permit shall entitle the prisoner to whom it is issued to be at liberty during the remainder of his or her term of sentence upon any terms and conditions that the board may prescribe.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, in the case of a conviction for a first- or second-degree murder committed after July 1, 2015, when the prisoner has not been sentenced to life, the prisoner shall not be eligible for a parole permit until he or she has served at least fifty-percent (50%) of his or her sentence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 3; P.L. 1926, ch. 868, § 2; P.L. 1932, ch. 1933, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-9; P.L. 2015, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 285, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-9.1. - Notification upon release.

§ 13-8-9.1. Notification upon release.
The parole board shall, immediately prior to the release of any prisoner on parole, notify:
(1)
The victim of the crime committed by the prisoner, or in homicide cases a member of the immediate family of the victim if any can be identified; and
(2)
The police department in the community where the crime for which the prisoner was sentenced was committed, the police department in the community where the prisoner was residing at the time of the commission of the offense, and the police department in the community where the prisoner will be residing upon his or her release.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 14, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-10. - Prisoners subject to more than one sentence.

§ 13-8-10. Prisoners subject to more than one sentence.
(a)
If a prisoner is confined upon more than one sentence, a parole permit may be issued whenever he or she has served a term equal to one-third (⅓) of the aggregate time which he or she shall be liable to serve under his or her several sentences, unless he or she has been sentenced to serve two (2) or more terms concurrently, in which case the permit shall be issued when he or she has served a term equal to one-third (⅓) of the maximum term he or she is required to serve.
(b)
If a prisoner, whether in confinement or on parole, is sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment for an offense which was committed after imposition of the sentence then being served, a permit may not be issued until he or she has served in confinement at least one-third (⅓) of the term of imprisonment to which he or she is sentenced for the subsequent offense. In calculating the date the prisoner shall become eligible for a permit, the time spent in confinement on an earlier imposed concurrent sentence shall not be credited for the purposes of parole eligibility on the subsequent sentence. In the event a prisoner is convicted of two (2) or more subsequent offenses and is sentenced to multiple terms of imprisonment for those offenses, the standards contained in subsection (a) of this section shall be used to determine when he or she has served one-third (⅓) of the terms of confinement imposed for the subsequent offenses and thereby is eligible for issuance of a permit under this subsection.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 3; P.L. 1926, ch. 868, § 2; P.L. 1932, ch. 1933, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-10; P.L. 1979, ch. 394, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-14. - Release criteria.

§ 13-8-14. Release criteria.
(a)
A permit shall not be issued to any prisoner under the authority of §§ 13-8-9 -13-8-13 unless it shall appear to the parole board:
(1)
That the prisoner has substantially observed the rules of the institution in which confined, as evidenced by reports submitted to the board by the director of the department of corrections, or his or her designated representatives, in a form to be prescribed by the director;
(2)
That release would not depreciate the seriousness of the prisoner’s offense or promote disrespect for the law;
(3)
That there is a reasonable probability that the prisoner, if released, would live and remain at liberty without violating the law;
(4)
That the prisoner can properly assume a role in the city or town in which he or she is to reside. In assessing the prisoner’s role in the community the board shall consider:
(i)
Whether or not the prisoner has employment;
(ii)
The location of his or her residence and place of employment; and
(iii)
The needs of the prisoner for special services, including but not limited to, specialized medical care and rehabilitative services; and
(5)
That any and all restitution imposed pursuant to § 12-19-32 has been paid in full, or satisfactory arrangements have been made with the court if the person has the ability to pay. Any agreement shall be in writing and it is the burden of the person seeking parole to satisfy the parole board that this requirement has been met. Any person subject to the provisions of this section may request an ability to pay hearing, by filing the request with the court which imposed the original sentence.
(b)
In the case of a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment for life who is released on parole and who is subsequently convicted of a crime of violence as defined in § 11-47-2, the conviction shall constitute an automatic revocation of parole and the prisoner shall not be eligible for parole thereafter.
(c)
In the case of a prisoner convicted of a crime of violence as defined in § 11-47-2 and subsequently released on parole, should the prisoner, while on parole, commit an offense which results in a sentence of imprisonment for life, the conviction shall constitute an automatic revocation of parole and the prisoner shall not thereafter be eligible for parole.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 223, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 419, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 94, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-14.1. - Parole standards.

§ 13-8-14.1. Parole standards.
(a)
At least once each calendar year the parole board shall adopt standards to be utilized by the board in evaluating applications for parole of persons convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to the adult correctional institutions. These standards shall establish, with the range of parole eligibility set by statute, the portion of a sentence which should be served depending on the likelihood of recidivism as determined by a risk assessment, and shall serve as guidelines for the board in making individual parole determinations.
(b)
The board shall consider the applicable standard prior to rendering a decision on a parole application, and may make a determination at variance with that standard only upon a finding that the determination is warranted by individualized factors, such as the character, criminal history, and attitudes of the applicant that bear on the likelihood to reoffend, the conduct of the applicant while incarcerated, including meaningful participation in a risk-reducing program and substantial compliance with the rules of the institution, and risk-reducing behavior and the criteria set forth in § 13-8-14. “Risk-reducing program” means a program that adheres to those elements that are shown in research to reduce recidivism.
(c)
In each case where the board grants an application prior to the time set by the applicable standard or denies an application on or after the time set by that standard, the board shall set forth in writing the rationale for its determination.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 375, § 10; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 22; P.L. 2008, ch. 9, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 352, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-14.2. - Special parole consideration for persons convicted as juveniles.

§ 13-8-14.2. Special parole consideration for persons convicted as juveniles.
(a)
When a person who is serving a sentence imposed as the result of an offense or offenses committed when he or she was less than eighteen years of age becomes eligible for parole pursuant to applicable provisions of law, the parole board shall ensure that he or she is provided a meaningful opportunity to obtain release and shall adopt rules and guidelines to do so, consistent with existing law.
(b)
During a parole hearing involving a person described in subsection (a) of this section, in addition to other factors required by law or under the parole guidelines set forth by the parole board, the parole board shall also take into consideration the diminished culpability of juveniles as compared to that of adults and any subsequent growth and increased maturity of the prisoner during incarceration. The board shall also consider the following:
(1)
A review of educational and court documents;
(2)
Participation in available rehabilitative and educational programs while in prison;
(3)
Age at the time of the offense;
(4)
Immaturity at the time of the offense;
(5)
Home and community environment at the time of the offense;
(6)
Efforts made toward rehabilitation;
(7)
Evidence of remorse; and
(8)
Any other factors or circumstances the board considers relevant.
(c)
The parole board shall have access to all relevant records and information in the possession of any state official or agency relating to the board’s consideration of the factors detailed in the foregoing sections.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 13, § 2, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-16. - Terms of parole.

§ 13-8-16. Terms of parole.
(a)
Every permit issued by the parole board under this chapter shall entitle the prisoner to whom it is issued to be at liberty upon parole during the remainder of the term which he or she is under sentence to serve, upon any terms and conditions that the board may see fit in its discretion to prescribe, and the acceptance of the permit by the prisoner shall constitute an agreement on the part of the prisoner to abide by and conform to those terms and conditions.
(b)
When a prisoner is released on parole to serve a sentence in another state, the board shall request that the receiving state notify the board immediately upon the prisoner’s release from the correctional facility in the receiving state. The executive secretary of the board shall, within five (5) days of receipt of the notice, notify the state police and the local police departments as set forth in § 13-8-9.1 of the release of the prisoner.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3129, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-16; P.L. 1983, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 319, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-16.1. - Terms of parole — Certain drug offenses.

§ 13-8-16.1. Terms of parole — Certain drug offenses.
Every person who shall be placed on parole for a violation of any section of chapter 28 of title 21 prohibiting the unlawful sale, distribution, manufacturing, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, or deliver any controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II in chapter 28 of title 21, or possession of a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II in chapter 28 of title 21, shall, as a condition of parole, be required to, at his or her own expense, submit to drug testing in accordance with the standards and procedures of the department of health, not less than once per month.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 457, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-17. - Reports and control by division of field services.

§ 13-8-17. Reports and control by division of field services.
(a)
For the duration of the prisoner’s parole, the assistant director of field services or his or her designee shall report on the adjustment of the parolee to the parole board at the end of each six (6) months of parole.
(b)
If at any time there is evidence of a violation of any of the conditions of the parole, the assistant director of field services or his or her designee shall report the violation immediately and fully to the board, together with a recommendation concerning the action to be taken by the board with respect to the parole.
(c)
In those instances of violation, the assistant director of field services or his or her designee may in his or her discretion return the parolee to the institution from which he or she was paroled, pending action by the board.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 5; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3129, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-17; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 9; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-18. - Revocation of parole — Hearing.

§ 13-8-18. Revocation of parole — Hearing.
The parole board may, by a majority vote of all of its members, revoke, in accordance with the provisions of § 13-8-18.1, any permit issued by it to any prisoner under the provisions of this chapter or revoke any permit issued by another state or jurisdiction where the prisoner is being supervised by the Rhode Island parole board whenever it shall appear to the board that the prisoner has violated any of the terms or conditions of his or her permit or conditions of parole set by an out-of-state jurisdiction, or has during the period of his or her parole violated any state laws. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the board that any prisoner at liberty under a permit issued by this state or another state or jurisdiction has been guilty of a violation of parole related to a new criminal charge, the chairperson shall issue his or her warrant to any officer authorized to serve criminal process to arrest the prisoner and commit him or her to the adult correctional institutions, to be detained until the board shall have an opportunity to determine whether the permit of the prisoner is to be revoked in accordance with the provisions of § 13-8-18.1, or in the case of prisoners granted parole by another state or jurisdiction, and supervised by the Rhode Island parole board, until that state or jurisdiction takes custody of the prisoner. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the board that any prisoner at liberty under a permit issued by this state or another state or jurisdiction has been guilty of a technical violation of parole, absent a new criminal charge, the chairperson may, at his or her discretion, issue his or her warrant to any officer authorized to serve criminal process to arrest the prisoner and commit him or her to the adult correctional institutions, to be detained until the board shall have an opportunity to determine whether the permit of the prisoner is to be revoked in accordance with the provisions of § 13-8-18.1, or in the case of prisoners granted parole by another state or jurisdiction, and supervised by the Rhode Island parole board, until that state or jurisdiction takes custody of the prisoner. If the board shall determine that the permit shall not be revoked, then the board shall immediately order the prisoner to be set at liberty under the terms and conditions of his or her original permit.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3129, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-18; P.L. 2003, ch. 209, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 13, § 3, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-19. - Arrest and return to institution on revocation of parole.

§ 13-8-19. Arrest and return to institution on revocation of parole.
(a)
Whenever the permit of a prisoner is revoked, in accordance with the provisions of § 13-8-18.1 the parole board shall order the prisoner to be returned to the adult correctional institutions or to the women’s division of the adult correctional institutions, as the case may be, to serve the remainder of the prisoner’s original sentence according to the terms of that sentence.
(b)
The time between the release of the prisoner under the permit and the prisoner’s return to the adult correctional institutions or the women’s division of the adult correctional institutions under order of the board may be considered as any part of the prisoner’s original sentence. The parole board may choose to credit or revoke all or part of the time while released under the permit from the original sentence, taking into consideration the seriousness of the violation that prompted revocation. The board shall adopt standards to be utilized in determining whether to credit all or part of the time served under the permit from the original sentence.
(c)
If a prisoner is at liberty when the prisoner’s permit is revoked, the chairperson shall issue his or her warrant to any officer authorized to serve criminal process to arrest the prisoner and return the prisoner to the adult correctional institutions or the women’s division of the adult correctional institutions in accordance with the provisions of § 13-8-18.1 as ordered by the board.
(d)
Where the prisoner is supervised by the parole board pursuant to a grant of parole by a state or jurisdiction other than Rhode Island, the parole board shall issue a detention warrant and order the prisoner committed to the adult correctional institution or the women’s division of the adult correctional institution until the authority from the state or other jurisdiction having granted the prisoner parole takes custody of the prisoner.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3129, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-19; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 5; P.L. 2003, ch. 209, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 352, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-20. - Service of original sentence by parolee committing offense while on parole.

§ 13-8-20. Service of original sentence by parolee committing offense while on parole.
If a prisoner, at the time the prisoner’s permit is revoked, is confined in any penal institution on any criminal process or under sentence for any offense committed while the prisoner was at liberty upon parole, the order of the parole board for the prisoner’s return to the adult correctional institutions or the women’s division of the adult correctional institutions, to serve the remainder of the prisoner’s original sentence, shall be served upon the release of the prisoner from the penal institution in which the prisoner is confined, and it shall be discretionary with the board as to whether or not the remainder of the prisoner’s original sentence runs concurrently with or consecutively to any other sentence.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3129, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-20; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-21. - Signature and sealing of instruments — Recognition by officers.

§ 13-8-21. Signature and sealing of instruments — Recognition by officers.
All permits and orders of the parole board issued under the authority of this chapter shall be signed by the chairperson and one other member of the board. The board shall have a seal which shall be affixed to all permits and orders issued by it, and to all warrants issued by the chairperson, under the authority of this chapter. All permits and orders of the board so signed and sealed, and all warrants issued by the chairperson under the authority of this chapter, shall be recognized by all sheriffs and their deputies, all officers authorized to serve criminal process, the police officers of the several cities and towns, and by the director of the department of corrections, or his or her designee, and by the keeper of any other place where prisoners are confined or detained in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 7; 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-21; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-22. - Manner of obtaining information by parole board.

§ 13-8-22. Manner of obtaining information by parole board.
The parole board, in the discharge of its duties under this chapter, shall not be required to receive or consider any petition, and it may secure the information upon which it exercises its authority, or upon which it makes its findings in any case, in any manner and by any means that it may consider most fitting to carry out the purposes of this chapter; provided, it shall be the duty of the clerks of courts, the sheriffs and their deputies, the police officers of cities and towns, the probation officers, the officers of the adult correctional institutions, and every person having charge of any other place where prisoners are confined or detained, to furnish to the board and to any member of the board, whenever requested by the board or by any member of it, any and all information they may have relating to the character and history of any prisoner whose sentence is placed under the control of the board by this chapter. In the case of prisoners transferred to federal institutions under the provisions of § 13-12-1, the board may, in its discretion, arrange to obtain information concerning those prisoners from the appropriate officials of the United States Bureau of Prisons. That information shall include, but not be limited to, testimony of the prisoner being considered for parole, and official records and reports, including recommendations concerning the prisoners. The board is authorized to request of the contracting authority the inclusion of provisions for obtaining that information in contracts made pursuant to § 13-12-1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, §§ 7, 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-22; P.L. 1970, ch. 117, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-24. - Case reports to director of corrections.

§ 13-8-24. Case reports to director of corrections.
The parole board shall prepare a report for each application approved, denied, or continued, containing: (1) a summary of the facts and considerations on which the decision was based; (2) the majority decision of the board, including any special conditions to be required of the parolee; and (3) the dissent, if any, and the reasons for that dissent; and signed by the members of the board. Copies of those reports shall be sent to the director of corrections.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-24; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-25. - Annual reports of board.

§ 13-8-25. Annual reports of board.
The parole board shall annually report its activities during each fiscal year to the director of corrections, and this shall be incorporated in a report to the governor.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-25; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1972, ch. 163, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-26. - Statements by interested individuals or families.

§ 13-8-26. Statements by interested individuals or families.
All individuals, members of the family, friends, legal counsel, agencies, or other interested persons desiring to make a statement with respect to a particular applicant for parole, shall submit it in writing for inclusion in the applicant’s folder, as provided in § 13-8-6.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-26.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-27. - Fees and allowances of officers.

§ 13-8-27. Fees and allowances of officers.
Every officer rendering any service, by order of the parole board or the chairperson, under this chapter shall be paid any fees and allowances that are authorized by law to be paid for like service in a criminal case, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for payment out of the appropriation for the payment of officers’ fees in criminal cases, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers duly authenticated and approved by the chairperson.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 9; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 13; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-29. - Authority of parole board to grant parole to federal prisoners.

§ 13-8-29. Authority of parole board to grant parole to federal prisoners.
The board may have in its discretion the power to consider an application for parole from a prisoner confined to a federal institution pursuant to chapter 12 of title 13, and to act on that application while the prisoner is still detained in the institution; provided, that the board obtain information concerning the prisoner in compliance with § 13-8-22.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 117, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-29.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-30. - Community supervision for child molestation offenses.

§ 13-8-30. Community supervision for child molestation offenses.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the general laws to the contrary, any person convicted of first degree child molestation pursuant to § 11-37-8.1 or second degree child molestation pursuant to § 11-37-8.3 shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed, be subject to community supervision upon that person’s completion of any prison sentence, suspended sentence, and/or probationary term imposed as a result of that conviction.
In the case of a person convicted of first degree child molestation pursuant to § 11-37-8.1, community supervision shall be for life and pursuant to the provisions of § 11-37-8.2.1, community supervision shall include electronic monitoring via an active global positioning system for life. In the case of a person eighteen (18) years or older convicted of second degree child molestation pursuant to § 11-37-8.3, the term of the original sentence imposed and the term of community supervision shall not exceed thirty (30) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 206, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 207, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-31. - Community supervision board.

§ 13-8-31. Community supervision board.
There shall be established a community supervision board which shall be comprised of the parole board.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 375, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-33. - Violations of community supervision — penalties.

§ 13-8-33. Violations of community supervision — penalties.
Any person who violates a condition of community supervision shall be guilty of a separate offense and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to no more than one year in prison; provided, if the violation also constitutes a criminal offense the term of imprisonment shall be consecutive to any sentence received for the commission of the new offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 375, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8 - Parole › Section 13-8-34. - Severability.

§ 13-8-34. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 206, § 6; P.L. 2006, ch. 207, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8.1 - Medical and Geriatric Parole › Section 13-8.1-1. - Short title.

§ 13-8.1-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the “Medical and Geriatric Parole Act”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 13, § 4, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8.1 - Medical and Geriatric Parole › Section 13-8.1-2. - Purpose.

§ 13-8.1-2. Purpose.
(a)
Medical parole is made available for humanitarian reasons and to alleviate exorbitant medical expenses associated with inmates whose chronic and incurable illness render their incarceration non-punitive and non-rehabilitative. Notwithstanding other statutory or administrative provisions to the contrary, all prisoners, except those serving life without parole, shall at any time after they begin serving their sentences be eligible for medical parole consideration, regardless of the crime committed or the sentence imposed.
(b)
Geriatric parole is made available for humanitarian reasons and to alleviate exorbitant expenses associated with the cost of aging, for inmates whose advanced age reduces the risk that they pose to the public safety. Notwithstanding other statutory or administrative provisions to the contrary, all prisoners except those serving life without parole shall be eligible for geriatric parole consideration upon meeting the criteria set forth below, regardless of the crime committed or the sentence imposed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 20, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 13, § 4, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 13 - Criminals – Correctional Institutions › Chapter 13-8.1 - Medical and Geriatric Parole › Section 13-8.1-3. - Definitions.

§ 13-8.1-3. Definitions.
As used in this chapter the following definitions shall apply:
(1)
“Aging prisoner” means an individual who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and suffers from functional impairment, infirmity, or illness.
(2)
“Cognitively incapacitated” means suffering from a cognitive condition, such as dementia, that greatly impairs activities that are necessary for independence such as feeding, toileting, dressing, and bathing and renders their incarceration non-punitive and non-rehabilitative.
(3)
“Permanently physically incapacitated” means suffering from a physical condition caused by injury, disease, illness, or persistent vegetative state, that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, permanently and irreversibly physically incapacitates the individual to the extent that the individual needs help with most of the activities that are necessary for independence, such as feeding, toileting, dressing, and bathing and transferring, or no significant physical activity is possible, or suffering from an incurable, progressive condition that substantially diminishes the individual’s capacity to function in a correctional setting.
(4)
“Severely ill” means suffering from a significant and permanent or chronic physical and/or mental condition that: (1) Requires extensive medical and/or psychiatric treatment with little to no possibility of recovery; and (2) Significantly impairs rehabilitation from further incarceration.
(5)
“Terminally ill” means suffering from a condition caused by injury (except self-inflicted injury), disease, or illness which, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, is a life-limiting diagnosis that will lead to profound functional, cognitive and/or physical decline, and likely will result in death within eighteen (18) months.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 20, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 346, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 352, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 13, § 4, effective July 6, 2021; P.L. 2022, ch. 234, art. 2, § 6, effective June 28, 2022.