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State Government Contacts

State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Ms. Elizabeth Gilheeney
Rhode Island Justice Commission
One Capital Hill, 4th Floor
Providence RI, 02908
Phone: 401-222-4494
Email: lizg@gw.doa.state.ri.us
Web Site: [Go to web site]

State Advisory Group Chair:
Brother Brendan Gerrity
Ocena Tides
789 Ocean Road
Narragansett RI, 02882
Phone: 401-789-1016
Email: brob@oceantides.org

Publications and Web-Based Resources

Public Law 07-532 Returning 17 year olds to Family Court Jurisdiction November 2007
New! State v. Greenberg, Rhode Island Supreme Court "gap kids" decision, July 10, 2008



Fast Facts
More than 1/3 of the youth in detention are there for status offenses and various technical violations of probation and other rules. [more facts]


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