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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTME NT
Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Mack, DiPalma, Kallman, Murray, LaMountain, Euer,
Britto, DiMario, and Lawson
Date Introduced: February 16, 2023
Referred To: Senate Judiciary
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 42-56-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-56 entitled "Corrections 1
Department" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
42-56-17. Identification and description of inmates. 3
(a) The director of corrections, or his or her designee, shall cause prisoners confined under 4
sentence in the adult correctional institutions to be physically and factually described in accordance 5
with accepted criminal identification standards for the identification of criminals. The director of 6
corrections, or his or her designee, shall cause identification to be made by a person or persons in 7
the official service of the state, and shall prescribe rules and regulations for keeping accurate 8
records at those institutions, and for classifying and indexing the records. 9
(b) The department of corrections shall collect the following information from individua ls 10
entering its custody: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), and level of education, and publish a 11
summary of such information on an annual basis. 12
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 13
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTME NT
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This act would direct the department of corrections to collect from individuals entering its 1
custody information on: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), and level of education, and publish 2
a summary of such information on an annual basis. 3
This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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