R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-18: Receipt of gifts by employees of department of corrections.

No employee of the department of corrections shall receive from any prisoner confined in the adult correctional institutions, nor from anyone on behalf of such a prisoner, any reward or gift, or promise of any reward or gift, either for services or supplies or as a gratuity. Any employee in violation of this provision shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days and shall, upon final conviction, be immediately dismissed from employment.