R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-2

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(a) It has been widely reported that the United States has need for a detention facility to be located within the state of Rhode Island.

(b) It is declared that a need for economic development projects exists within the state and that the development of a detention facility would help to meet the need for economic development and address the detention facility needs of the United States.

(c) It is further declared that the most efficient and effective method to further the public policy of the state to encourage the development and construction of a detention facility and other authorized projects is to permit the establishment of public corporations in each of the cities and towns of the state with the power to acquire, construct, erect, maintain, operate, manage, and lease land, buildings, and improvements to be used for a detention facility and other authorized projects.

(d) Any corporation created under this chapter is subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38 and chapter 46 of title 42 and, in addition, the directors of the corporation are subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Lacedra v. Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility

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Lacedra v. Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility (2004) rid · cites it 2× “R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-2. . The CFDFC received financing to construct the Wyatt Facility from the Rhode Island Port Authority, and by contract, delegated its authority to operate the prison to the Cornell Defendants.”

Huguenin v. Ponte (1998) rid · cites it 3× “See R.I.Gen.Laws § 45-54-2. The CFDFC created Wyatt in compliance with this statute.”

AVCORR Management, LLC v. Central Falls Detention Facility Corp. (2012) ri “1956 § 45-54-l(a) and § 45-54-2(a). It currently operates the Donald W.”

Wright v. Martin (2025) ca1 “See R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-2. When the demand for a federal detention facility was less substantial than anticipated, the CFDFC served the State's interest by agreeing to house state detainees, and nothing in the statute precluded it from doing so.”

— R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-2(a) — 1 case

AVCORR Management, LLC v. Central Falls Detention Facility Corp. (2012) ri “1956 § 45-54-l(a) and § 45-54-2(a). It currently operates the Donald W.”

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