Imprisonment for contempt

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-38.1., under Chapter 8-10 Family Court.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-38.1.

The justices of the family court or its magistrate(s) are hereby empowered, when ordering a noncomplying parent to the adult correctional institution or the women’s reformatory for contempt, to order immediate work release status for him or her.