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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-26-1. Special commission on criminal justice established
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(a) There is created a commission to be known as the special commission on criminal justice. The commission shall consist of nineteen (19) members: three (3) of whom shall be from the house of representatives, not more than two (2) of whom shall be from the same political party, …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-26-2. Purpose
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The purpose of the commission established by this chapter shall be to develop and implement, on a continuing basis, standards and priorities designed to accomplish the comprehensive and orderly reform of the criminal justice system, and to make recommendations to both the general…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-26-3. Organization
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The members of the commission shall meet at the call of the speaker of the house of representatives and organize and shall select a chairperson from among themselves.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-26-4. Duties
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The duties of the commission shall include: (1) Completion and publication of a comparative analysis of Rhode Island’s criminal procedures and practices with those standards for criminal justice recommended by the American Bar Association and by the President’s National Advisory …