{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-5-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-5-6","heading":"Accommodations for female prisoners.","body":"In every station in which a police matron serves, or to which a police matron is attached, sufficient and proper accommodations shall be provided for women confined under arrest. In case those accommodations shall be insufficient or improper, the matron shall notify the police chief, and it shall be the duty of the police chief to notify the city or town council. It shall be the duty of the city or town council to provide, at the expense of the city or town, sufficient and proper accommodations.","path":["Title 13 Criminals — Correctional Institutions","Chapter 5 Station Houses for Women"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE13/13-5/13-5-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:30Z","sha256":"85dd7fb4a521135e19717c65602a13004adf7c01db2e1a9c252ab5154f68bcec","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-5-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-13-5-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}