2023 -- S 0539
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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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JOINT RESOLUTION
MAKING AN APPROPRIAT ION TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO PROVIDE
DIRECTION AND PROPOS ALS FOR LEGISLATION, METRICS, AND PROGRESS IN
REDUCING RACIAL DISPARITY IN INCARCERATION
Introduced By: Senators Mack, Britto, Acosta, Euer, McKenney, Kallman, LaMountain,
Bell, and Gu
Date Introduced: March 07, 2023
Referred To: Senate Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not 1
otherwise appropriated for fiscal year 2023-2024, a sum sufficient to establish a commission 2
composed of persons from diverse racial backgrounds and cultures and who were formerly 3
incarcerated in the State of Rhode Island. The purpose of this commission shall be to provide 4
direction and proposals for legislation, metrics, and progress in reducing racial disparity in the 5
number of individuals who are subject to incarceration in this state, including, but not limited to, 6
those persons incarcerated by the department of correction. The state controller is hereby 7
authorized and directed to draw orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum, or 8
so much thereof as maybe from time to time required, upon receipt of properly authenticated 9
vouchers. 10
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
JOINT RESOLUTION
MAKING AN APPROPRIAT ION TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO PROVIDE
DIRECTION AND PROPOS ALS FOR LEGISLATION, METRICS, AND PROGRESS IN
REDUCING RACIAL DISPARITY IN INCARCERATION
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This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of a sum that is sufficient to 1
establish a commission composed of persons from diverse racial backgrounds and cultures and who 2
were formerly incarcerated in the State of Rhode Island. The purpose of this commission would 3
be to provide direction and proposals for legislation, metrics, and progress in reducing racial 4
disparity in the number of individuals who are subject to incarceration in this state, including, but 5
not limited to, those persons incarcerated by the department of correction. 6
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