Rhode Island Statutes

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

Rhode Island·Title 13 Criminals – Correctional Institutions·Ch. 13-5 Station Houses for Women

§ 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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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 293, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 362, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 415, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 338, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 13-5-6.

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