{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-9-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9-1","heading":"General right to writ.","body":"Every person imprisoned in any correctional institution or otherwise restrained of his or her liberty, other than persons imprisoned or restrained pursuant to a final judgment entered in a criminal proceeding, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus, according to the provisions of this chapter, to obtain relief from the imprisonment or restraint, if it shall prove to be unlawful.","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 9 Habeas Corpus"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-9/10-9-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:06Z","sha256":"d4961ecb0f9f92dd7231f331fec0c9fa3fb5df844b10245d38a0bf21520c8bd7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-8-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-9-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}