Persons confined other than in a guard house, whether before, during, or after trial by a military court, shall be confined in civil jails, penitentiaries, or prisons designated by the governor or by that person as he or she may authorize to act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-11
Confinement in jails
Known as the Rhode Island Code
The act spans §§ 30–30 (135 sections).
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-11; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
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