Rhode Island § 13-5-8 § 13-5-8. Attendance of matrons in court.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 13-5-8 — § 13-5-8. Attendance of matrons in court.

Rhode Island § 13-5-8

Title 13Criminals – Correctional Institutions

Ch. 13-5Station Houses for Women

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-5-8 (2026).

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§ 13-5-8. Attendance of matrons in court.
At least one police matron in each city or town shall be designated by the chief of
            police of the city or town to attend before the district and police courts at all
            times when any woman is to be arraigned before the court, and that matron shall have
            charge of all women there in attendance awaiting trial or transfer from the court
            to any other place of detention.
         

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§ 13-5-8. Attendance of matrons in court.

At least one police matron in each city or town shall be designated by the chief of police of the city or town to attend before the district and police courts at all times when any woman is to be arraigned before the court, and that matron shall have charge of all women there in attendance awaiting trial or transfer from the court to any other place of detention.