Rhode Island § 13-5-5 § 13-5-5. Care of female prisoners by matron.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 13-5-5 — § 13-5-5. Care of female prisoners by matron.

Rhode Island § 13-5-5

Title 13Criminals – Correctional Institutions

Ch. 13-5Station Houses for Women

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-5-5 (2026).

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§ 13-5-5. Care of female prisoners by matron.
The police matron shall have, subject only to the general control of the head of the
            police department, the entire care of all women held under arrest in the station in
            which she serves or to which she is attached, and may at any time call upon any police
            officer in the station for assistance.
         

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