{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-19-23.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19-23.1","heading":"Intermediate punishments — Purpose.","body":"The objectives of intermediate punishments include:\n(1) The provision of a realistic criminal sentencing alternative to incarceration for offenders consistent with the public safety;\n(2) protection of our citizenry through stringent supervision and monitoring of offenders;\n(3) The accountability of offenders and satisfaction of the retributive goal of sentencing through the use and enforcement of intermediate punishments;\n(4) The initiation and maintenance of an objectives-based plan of supervision that addresses personal and social development; and\n(5) The emphasis and promotion of offenders’ adherence to program requirements of employment/education, community service, victim restitution, financial responsibility, participation in treatment programs, and strict adherence to all conditions of intermediate punishments.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 19 Sentence and Execution"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-19/12-19-23.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:27Z","sha256":"89855be54e01e3ed9bbcd67aa9e07b812c3e64707af020d01b0535442806af23","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-19-23","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-19-23.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}