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	2023 -- S 0373 AS AMENDED
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT

	Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Mack, DiPalma, Kallman, Murray, LaMountain, Euer,
	Date Introduced: February 16, 2023
	Referred To: Senate Judiciary
	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), ethnicity, 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
	OF
	A N A C T
	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), and level of education, and publish
3	a summary of such information on an annual basis.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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