In case the warden or any under-keeper or any other officer of a maximum custodial unit is killed in any assault by a prisoner, the killing shall be deemed to be a murder.
Fatal assault by maximum custodial inmate deemed murder
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-3., under Chapter 11-25 Jails and Prisons.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-3.