Section 11-25-20. – Habeas corpus for production of prisoner.
§ 11-25-20. Habeas corpus for production of prisoner. Whenever a writ of habeas corpus shall issue from either the supreme or superior court for the production and appearance before it of a prisoner confined in the adult correctional institutions, the writ shall be delivered to the division of sheriffs. Whenever the writ is issued from […]
Section 11-25-21. – Habeas corpus — Training school for youth.
§ 11-25-21. Habeas corpus — Training school for youth. Whenever a writ of habeas corpus shall issue from either the supreme, superior or family court for the production and appearance before it of a prisoner confined in the training school for youth, the writ shall be delivered to the division of sheriffs. Whenever the writ […]
Section 11-25-22. – Escape from custody.
§ 11-25-22. Escape from custody. Any person who shall attempt to escape, or who shall escape, from any lawful custody where a penalty is not otherwise provided by law, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 116, § 1.
Section 11-25-23. – Allowing prisoners to have controlled substances.
§ 11-25-23. Allowing prisoners to have controlled substances. (a) Every person who shall voluntarily permit any prisoner to unlawfully have access to any controlled substances as defined in § 21-28-1.02 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or […]
Section 11-25-24. – Correctional employees — Sexual relations with inmates — Felony.
§ 11-25-24. Correctional employees — Sexual relations with inmates — Felony. Every employee of the department of corrections or the employee of a contractor who is under contract to provide services in a correctional institution who engages in sexual penetration as defined in § 11-37-1 with an inmate confined in a correction institution or who […]
Section 11-25-6. – Officer negligently allowing escape.
§ 11-25-6. Officer negligently allowing escape. Every jailer or other officer, who shall be convicted of negligently suffering any prisoner in his or her custody upon conviction or upon any criminal charge to escape, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than five […]
Section 11-25-7. – Rescue of prisoner.
§ 11-25-7. Rescue of prisoner. Every person who shall set at liberty or rescue, either by force or stratagem, any person convicted of any crime or offense or in the custody of any officer upon any criminal charge, or confined in any jail, lock-up, police station or other place of detention upon any criminal charge, […]
Section 11-25-8. – Conveyance to prisoner of instruments for escape.
§ 11-25-8. Conveyance to prisoner of instruments for escape. Every person who shall convey to any prisoner confined upon any criminal charge or upon conviction in any prison, jail, lock-up, police station, or other place of detention, without the knowledge of the warden, jailer, or officer in charge of the prison, jail, lock-up, police station, […]
Section 11-25-9. – Assisting inmate of correctional institutions to escape.
§ 11-25-9. Assisting inmate of correctional institutions to escape. Every person who shall convey any tools to, or shall have any communication without lawful authority therefor or hold any conversation with any prisoner confined in the adult correctional institutions, from the outside of the institutions, or shall convey any tools or instruments to or in […]
Section 11-25-10. – Conveyance of intoxicants to prisoner.
§ 11-25-10. Conveyance of intoxicants to prisoner. Every person who shall convey or cause to be conveyed to any prisoner committed to the adult correctional institutions any wine or strong liquor, without the consent of the warden, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00). History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 12; G.L. 1909, […]