Current through December 26, 2024
Section 240-RICR-10-00-2.11 - Access of Clergy-of-RecordA. Clergy-of-Record - If an inmate wishes to have a particular clergy person designated as his/her clergy-of-record, the inmate must request such designation through the Assistant Director of Rehabilitative Services via a letter. Upon receipt, the Assistant Director of Rehabilitative Services' office forwards the information to the Assistant Director of Institutions and Operations office which conducts BCI and NCIC background checks and refers the name of the clergy person to the Institutional Chaplain's Office for verification as a representative of his/her religious organization.B. At the point when the verification is completed, the individual is authorized to serve as the clergy-of-record and is allowed to visit daily between 8:30 AM and 8:30 PM. The clergy-of-record is added to the visiting list as a separate visit and does not displace family or other professional visits indicated on the inmate's visiting list. The clergy-of-record is permitted to be on more than one inmate's visiting list, but must visit inmates individually.C. In cases where clergy are meeting in the approved visiting area on a pastoral visit, the regular visiting procedures are followed.240 R.I. Code R. 240-RICR-10-00-2.11