| Chapter 169 |
| 2023 -- H 5127 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/20/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT |
Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Hull, J. Lombardi, Slater, Edwards, Vella-Wilkinson, Caldwell, Morales, Bennett, and Felix |
| Date Introduced: January 12, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 42-56-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-56 entitled "Corrections |
| Department" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 42-56-17. Identification and description of inmates. |
| (a) The director of corrections, or his or her the director’s designee, shall cause prisoners |
| confined under sentence in the adult correctional institutions to be physically and factually |
| described in accordance with accepted criminal identification standards for the identification of |
| criminals. The director of corrections, or his or her the director’s designee, shall cause |
| identification to be made by a person or persons in the official service of the state, and shall |
| prescribe rules and regulations for keeping accurate records at those institutions, and for classifying |
| and indexing the records. |
| (b) The department of corrections shall collect the following information from individuals |
| entering its custody: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), ethnicity, and level of education, and |
| publish a summary of such information on an annual basis. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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