Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-2 (2026)

Assault or escape by a custodial unit inmate

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Every prisoner confined in any custodial unit of the adult correctional institutions or in the custody of the warden or other correctional employee while outside the confines of the institutions or in the custody of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to the provisions of § 40.1-5.3-1, who shall assault the warden, or other correctional employee of the institution, or shall escape, or attempt to effect an escape, shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions for not less than one year nor more than twenty (20) years, that term to commence from the expiration of the original term of the prisoner.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1961–2016 · leading case: State v. Robalewski, 418 A.2d 817 (R.I. 1980).
State v. Robalewski, 418 A.2d 817 (R.I. 1980). · cites it 7× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-25-2; count 3, robbery, in violation of § 11-39-1; count 4, possession of a firearm, a pistol, after having been convicted of a crime of violence, in violation of § 11-47-5; count 5, committing a crime of violence, robbery, while armed with a…”
State v. Camerlin, 360 A.2d 862 (R.I. 1976). · cites it 8× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-25-2. He appealed and assigns as errors certain evidentiary and other rulings.”
State v. Tregaskis, 540 A.2d 1022 (R.I. 1988). · cites it 8× “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-25-2, as amended by P.L. 1984, ch. 65, § 1, which provides in part: “Every prisoner confined in any custodial unit of the adult correctional institutions or in the custody of the warden or other correctional employee while outside the confines of the…”
United States v. Collins, 221 F. Supp. 3d 249 (D.R.I. 2016). · cites it 21× “For the reasons stated below, the Court holds that assault by an inmate, in violation of R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-25-2, is not a violent felony under ACCA’s force clause.”
State v. Amado, 424 A.2d 1057 (R.I. 1981). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-25-2. Prior to trial, all three defendants filed respective motions to suppress statements given to the State Police relating to this charge.”
State v. Goff, 291 A.2d 416 (R.I. 1972). · cites it 9× “More particularly, he contends, it should be considered in pari materia with §11-25-2, which states: “Every prisoner confined in the maximum custodial unit * * * who * * * shall escape * * * shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment in the adult correctional…”
State v. Simpson, 573 A.2d 275 (R.I. 1990). · cites it 5× “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-25-2. 1 The defendant’s appeal is denied and dismissed.”
State v. D'AMICO, 167 A.2d 542 (R.I. 1961). · cites it 6× “1956, §11-25-2, the pertinent portions of which read as follows: “Assault or escape by maximum custodial unit inmate.”
State v. Amado, 424 A.2d 1057 (R.I. 1981). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-25-2. Prior to trial, all three defendants filed respective motions to suppress statements given to the State Police relating to this charge.”
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