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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Vella-Wilkinson, Kennedy, Ajello, Kislak, | |
Date Introduced: March 02, 2022 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 42-56-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-56 entitled "Corrections |
2 | Department" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 42-56-17. Identification and description of inmates. |
4 | (a) The director of corrections, or his or her designee, shall cause prisoners confined under |
5 | sentence in the adult correctional institutions to be physically and factually described in accordance |
6 | with accepted criminal identification standards for the identification of criminals. The director of |
7 | corrections, or his or her designee, shall cause identification to be made by a person or persons in |
8 | the official service of the state, and shall prescribe rules and regulations for keeping accurate |
9 | records at those institutions, and for classifying and indexing the records. |
10 | (b) The department of corrections shall collect the following information from individuals |
11 | entering its custody: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), religion, and level of education, and |
12 | publish a summary of such information on an annual basis. |
13 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT | |
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1 | This act would direct the department of corrections to collect from individuals entering its |
2 | custody information on: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), religion, and level of education, and |
3 | publish a summary of such information on an annual basis. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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