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R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8-8 (2026)

Sentences subject to control of board

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Whenever a person convicted of any offense shall be sentenced to be imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for a period of more than six (6) months, his or her sentence shall be subject to the control of the parole board as provided for in this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1983–2002 · leading case: Lerner v. Gill, 463 A.2d 1352 (R.I. 1983).
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Lerner v. Gill, 463 A.2d 1352 (R.I. 1983). · cites it 14× “Any person, with the exception of a prisoner known as a "lifer" or a "habitual criminal" who is serving a single sentence, may, because of the provisions of § 13-8-9, be paroled after having served one-third of the sentence.”
Pine v. Clark, 636 A.2d 1319 (R.I. 1994). “See § 13-8-8. Special provisions, however, govern parole for prisoners subject to more than one sentence, life sentences, or lengthy sentences and for “habitual criminals.”
State v. O'rourke, 463 A.2d 1328 (R.I. 1983). “General Laws 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 13-8-8 provides: “Whenever a person convicted of any offense shall be sentenced to be imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for a period of more than six (6) months, his such sentence shall be subject to the control of the…”
State v. Rice, 811 A.2d 1144 (R.I. 2002). “General Laws 1956 § 13-8-8 provides: "Whenever a person convicted of any offense shall be sentenced to be imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for a period of more than six (6) months, his or her sentence shall be subject to the control of the parole board as…”
Lerner v. Gill, 580 F. Supp. 1056 (D.R.I. 1984). · cites it 2× “R.I. Gen.Laws § 13-8-8 provides that a prisoner’s sentence more than six (6) months "shall be subject to the control of the parole board as hereinafter provided.”
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