Rhode Island § 42-56-20.3 § 42-56-20.3. Community correctional program for women offenders.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-56-20.3 — § 42-56-20.3. Community correctional program for women offenders.

Rhode Island § 42-56-20.3

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-56Corrections Department

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-20.3 (2026).

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§ 42-56-20.3. Community correctional program for women offenders.
(a) Program established. In addition to the provisions of § 42-56-20.2, there shall be established within the department of corrections a community correctional
            program for women offenders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the department
            of corrections may contract with private agencies to carry out the provisions of this
            section. The civil liability of these agencies and their employees, acting within
            the scope of their employment, and carrying out the provisions of this section, shall
            be limited in the same manner and dollar amount as if they were agencies or employe

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§ 42-56-20.3. Community correctional program for women offenders.

(a) Program established. In addition to the provisions of § 42-56-20.2, there shall be established within the department of corrections a community correctional program for women offenders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the department of corrections may contract with private agencies to carry out the provisions of this section. The civil liability of these agencies and their employees, acting within the scope of their employment, and carrying out the provisions of this section, shall be limited in the same manner and dollar amount as if they were agencies or employees of the state.

(b) Persons subject to this section. Every person who is either sentenced to imprisonment in the women's division of the adult correctional institutions for a term of two (2) years or less or awaiting trial at the women's division of the adult correctional institutions shall be eligible to serve in the community confinement program for women offenders under the provisions of this section.

(c) Terms of community correctional program.

(1) The director, or the director's designee, shall refer persons eligible to serve in the community correctional program to the program director of the community correctional program. The program director shall be responsible for developing with each person an individualized plan, which shall be designed toward providing her an opportunity for rehabilitation and restitution. Each plan shall assess the need for, and provide for, employment, vocational or academic education, housing, restitution, community service, or any other social service or counseling need appropriate to the particular woman. Each plan shall be submitted to the director of the department of corrections, or the director's designee, for approval.

(2) Upon approval by the director, or the director's designee, of the plan, the plan shall be submitted to the sentencing judge for the sentencing judge's approval. Upon the court's approval, the person shall be released from the adult correctional institutions for participation in the community correctional program. The supervision of persons so released shall be conducted by the director, or the director's designee. The director, or the director's designee, shall have the full power and authority set forth in § 42-56-20.2.

(d) Violations. Any person serving in the community correctional program who is found to be a violator of any of the terms and conditions imposed upon her according to her plan, this section, or any rules, regulations, or restrictions issued pursuant hereto shall serve the balance of her sentence in a classification deemed appropriate by the director.

(e) [Deleted by P.L. 2025, ch. 173, § 1 and P.L. 2025, ch. 174, § 1.]

Legislative History

P.L. 1991, ch. 178, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 137; P.L. 2010, ch. 239, § 21; P.L. 2025, ch. 173, § 1, effective June 24, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 174, § 1, effective June 24, 2025.