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R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8.1-1. Short title
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This chapter shall be known as the “Medical and Geriatric Parole Act”.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8.1-2. Purpose
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(a) Medical parole is made available for humanitarian reasons and to alleviate exorbitant medical expenses associated with inmates whose chronic and incurable illness render their incarceration non-punitive and non-rehabilitative. Notwithstanding other statutory or administrative…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8.1-3. Definitions
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As used in this chapter the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Aging prisoner” means an individual who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and suffers from functional impairment, infirmity, or illness. (2) “Cognitively incapacitated” means suffering from a cognitive con…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8.1-4. Procedure
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(a) The parole board is authorized to grant medical parole release of a prisoner, except a prisoner serving life without parole, at any time, who is determined to be terminally ill, severely ill, or permanently physically or cognitively incapacitated within the meaning of § 13-8.…
