Rhode Island State Sheriffs

Rhode Island State Sheriffs Department:

155.100 is used for Courthouse OPS

Each County is a Divison of the RI State Sheriff's Department.

   * To provide courtroom, courthouse, and judicial security.
   * To provide transportation and custody of inmates and prisoners scheduled for court appearances.
   * To maintain control and security of prisoners and detainees.
   * To provide for the security of the public while in State court facilities.
   * To provide state-to-state extraditions.
   * To execute writs and civil process.
   * To provide mutual aid to all law enforcement and correctional facilities when requested.

The Executive High Sheriff is the boss of all the County Sheriffs and along with the County Sheriffs is appointed by the Governor.

Sheriffs in RI do not patrol, but have full police powers. The RI Sheriffs have a K-9 unit and assist the Red Cross with their Search and Rescue Team. The RI Department of Corrections Owns and Operates the State Jails and Prisons.

Some of this information was taken from:

http://www.sheriffs.ri.gov/Index.htm

Rhode Island State Capitol Police Provide Security also to Court Houses, mainly at the Entrances and in other State Government Buildings. It is believed that they are using Low-Power Portables in some locations. But Mainly seems like they are using NEXTEL and Landline. RI State Capitol Police Officers and the RI State Sheriff's Academies are run in conjunction with the Rhode Island State Police.

The Rhode Island Capitol Police look like the RI State Police, however they do not have the Campaign hats, they have regular looking Police Officer Hats. The uniforms are almost the same as the RI State Police except that they do not wear a brown leather belt. They are armed and provide security and law enforcement to all state buildings (Except State Colleges which have their own Police and State Hospitals which have no Security Force), courts and the State Capitol Building on a 24 Hour Basis.