Establishes a restrictive housing oversight committee to monitor solitary confinement and disciplinary confinement at the Rhode Island Department of.

This bill creates the restrictive housing oversight committee to oversee the use of solitary confinement and other restrictive housing at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. The committee will consist of five members, including a former inmate, a representative from a nonprofit organization, a social worker, the Rhode Island public defender, and the director of the department of corrections. The committee will appoint an ombudsperson to assist in oversight duties, who will conduct random inspections of restrictive housing areas.

Establishes a restrictive housing oversight committee to monitor solitary confinement and disciplinary confinement at the Rhode Island Department of.

This bill creates the restrictive housing oversight committee to oversee the use of solitary confinement and other restrictive housing at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. The committee will consist of five members, including a former inmate, a representative from a nonprofit organization, a social worker, the Rhode Island public defender, and the director of the department of corrections. The committee will appoint an ombudsperson to assist in oversight duties, who will conduct random inspections of restrictive housing areas.