{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-12-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-12-1","heading":"Authority of attorney general.","body":"The attorney general, when the director of corrections shall certify that proper and adequate treatment, facilities, and personnel are unavailable within this state, shall be authorized to contract with the proper officials (director of Bureau of the Prisons) of the United States for the custody, care, subsistence, education, treatment, and training of persons convicted of criminal offenses in the courts of this state.","path":["Title 13 Criminals — Correctional Institutions","Chapter 12 Transfer of Prisoners to Federal Penitentiaries"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE13/13-12/13-12-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:31Z","sha256":"cfa7c3abc303ea17885873759d2987ae2804b1c85f8a256b575aa8deeffb5a3c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-11-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-12-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}