{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-56-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-2","heading":"Establishment of department — Director.","body":"There is established within the executive branch of state government a department of corrections. The department shall be headed by a director of corrections, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 42-6-3.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 56 Corrections Department"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-56/42-56-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:53Z","sha256":"b90cbfcc71488dd0297855daecf4ffb3b88e1d249fa31ee7b92e2f797d6d4a25","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-56-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-56-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}