Rhode Island § 13-8-19 § 13-8-19. Arrest and return to institution on revocation of parole.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 13-8-19 — § 13-8-19. Arrest and return to institution on revocation of parole.

Rhode Island § 13-8-19

Title 13Criminals – Correctional Institutions

Ch. 13-8Parole

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8-19 (2026).

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§ 13-8-19. Arrest and return to institution on revocation of parole.
(a) Whenever the permit of a prisoner is revoked, in accordance with the provisions of
            § 13-8-18.1 the parole board shall order the prisoner to be returned to the adult correctional
            institutions or to the women's division of the adult correctional institutions, as
            the case may be, to serve the remainder of the prisoner's original sentence according
            to the terms of that sentence.
         
(b) The time between the release of the prisoner under the permit and the prisoner's return
            to the adult correctional institutions or the women's division of the a

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§ 13-8-19. Arrest and return to institution on revocation of parole.

(a) Whenever the permit of a prisoner is revoked, in accordance with the provisions of § 13-8-18.1 the parole board shall order the prisoner to be returned to the adult correctional institutions or to the women's division of the adult correctional institutions, as the case may be, to serve the remainder of the prisoner's original sentence according to the terms of that sentence.

(b) The time between the release of the prisoner under the permit and the prisoner's return to the adult correctional institutions or the women's division of the adult correctional institutions under order of the board may be considered as any part of the prisoner's original sentence. The parole board may choose to credit or revoke all or part of the time while released under the permit from the original sentence, taking into consideration the seriousness of the violation that prompted revocation. The board shall adopt standards to be utilized in determining whether to credit all or part of the time served under the permit from the original sentence.

(c) If a prisoner is at liberty when the prisoner's permit is revoked, the chairperson shall issue his or her warrant to any officer authorized to serve criminal process to arrest the prisoner and return the prisoner to the adult correctional institutions or the women's division of the adult correctional institutions in accordance with the provisions of § 13-8-18.1 as ordered by the board.

(d) Where the prisoner is supervised by the parole board pursuant to a grant of parole by a state or jurisdiction other than Rhode Island, the parole board shall issue a detention warrant and order the prisoner committed to the adult correctional institution or the women's division of the adult correctional institution until the authority from the state or other jurisdiction having granted the prisoner parole takes custody of the prisoner.

Legislative History

P.L. 1915, ch. 1186, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 414, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 617, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1687, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2161, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3129, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 13-8-19; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 5; P.L. 2003, ch. 209, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 352, § 1.