Rhode Island § 42-28-18 § 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-28-18 — § 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention.

Rhode Island § 42-28-18

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-28State Police

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-18 (2026).

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§ 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention.
Any jail, lockup, or other place of detention in charge of any officer of the state
            or of any county, city, or town thereof, shall at all reasonable hours be accessible
            to any member of the division for detention of prisoners; and a keeper thereof refusing
            to any member of the division the use of the jail, lockup, or other place of detention
            shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one
            hundred dollars ($100).
         

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§ 42-28-18. Use of jails and places of detention.

Any jail, lockup, or other place of detention in charge of any officer of the state or of any county, city, or town thereof, shall at all reasonable hours be accessible to any member of the division for detention of prisoners; and a keeper thereof refusing to any member of the division the use of the jail, lockup, or other place of detention shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).