§ 42-56-39. A prison impact statement.
All acts, bills and resolutions having an effect on the revenues, expenditures, fiscal liability, bed space, staff or programs of the department of corrections, which can be calculated with reasonable accuracy, by establishing or extending a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment which is not subject to suspension, probation or parole, excepting appropriation measures carrying specified dollar amounts, shall be accompanied by a brief explanatory statement or note which sets forth the estimated dollar effect thereof taking into consideration additional bed space, staff and programs required if enacted. This statement or note shall be known as “a prison impact statement” and shall be attached to the end of each act, bill or resolution prior to consideration of the house in which the act, bill or resolution originated. This prison impact statement shall specify the effect in dollar amounts and additional bed space, additional staff and additional programs for the current fiscal year and estimates for the next two (2) succeeding fiscal years. The appropriate chairperson of the house or senate committee may request a prison impact statement. Requests for these prison impact statements shall be in a form and substance that is deemed appropriate by the chairperson and shall be forwarded through the house or senate fiscal advisor to the state budget officer who shall then be responsible, in cooperation with the director of corrections, for its preparation within thirty (30) days of the request.
History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 280, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-56 - Corrections Department
Section 42-56-1. - Declaration of policy.
Section 42-56-2. - Establishment of department — Director.
Section 42-56-3. - Transfer of functions from the department of human services.
Section 42-56-4. - Organization of department.
Section 42-56-5. - Director to be the appointing authority.
Section 42-56-5.1. - Justice reinvestment.
Section 42-56-6. - Management of institutions.
Section 42-56-7. - Parole and probation.
Section 42-56-8. - Departmental seal.
Section 42-56-9. - Authority of department broadly construed.
Section 42-56-10. - Powers of the director.
Section 42-56-11 - — 42-56-13. Repealed.
Section 42-56-14. - Buildings and grounds comprising institutions.
Section 42-56-14.1. - Statutory references to former institutions.
Section 42-56-15. - References to jailers and jail keepers.
Section 42-56-16. - Deputy warden and employees, women’s division, adult correctional institutions.
Section 42-56-17. - Identification and description of inmates.
Section 42-56-18. - Inmate furloughs.
Section 42-56-19. - Educational and vocational training unit.
Section 42-56-20. - Care and employment of short term prisoners.
Section 42-56-20.1. - Repealed.
Section 42-56-20.2. - Community confinement.
Section 42-56-20.3. - Community correctional program for women offenders.
Section 42-56-20.4. - Repealed.
Section 42-56-20.5. - Establishment of a women’s transitional housing facility.
Section 42-56-20.6. - Restitution mandatory — Prior to community confinement.
Section 42-56-21.1. - Notification upon work release.
Section 42-56-21.2. - Restitution mandatory — Prior to work release.
Section 42-56-22. - Labor by persons committed on mesne process or to answer criminal charge.
Section 42-56-23. - Body of deceased inmate.
Section 42-56-24. - Earned time for good behavior or program participation or completion.
Section 42-56-26. - Additional time allowed for meritorious service.
Section 42-56-27. - Clothing and payment of discharged prisoners.
Section 42-56-28. - Prisoners previously sentenced.
Section 42-56-29. - Receiving and orientation unit — Study of incoming prisoners.
Section 42-56-30. - Classification board.
Section 42-56-31. - Determination of classification and rehabilitation programs of prisoners.
Section 42-56-32. - Classification unit.
Section 42-56-33. - Training school for youth.
Section 42-56-34. - Designation of land and buildings for training school for youth.
Section 42-56-36. - Transfer of powers and functions from department of corrections.
Section 42-56-37. - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing.
Section 42-56-38. - Assessment of costs.
Section 42-56-38.1. - Prisoner telephone use.
Section 42-56-38.2. - Furnishing of health records.
Section 42-56-39. - A prison impact statement.
Section 42-56-40. - Transfer of foreign convicted offenders under treaty.