R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19.2-6: Work release and furlough programs — Prohibited.

A person serving a sentence of life imprisonment without parole shall not be eligible for participation in the work release program as set forth in § 42-56-21, the furlough program as set forth in § 42-56-18, or any other program which allows a prisoner to be released from the confinement of the prison facility to which the prisoner has been assigned.