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Welcome
to the Web Site of the Rhode Island Brotherhood
of Correctional Officers
"Representing
Those Who
Work the Toughest Beat in
the State"
 RIBCO
members are the mainstay of a talented,
professional, and dedicated work force
here at the ACI. The commitment displayed,
day in and day out, by our members,
results in a work force, which has demonstrated
the ability to overcome adversity, while
still accomplishing their mission of
public safety for the citizens of our
state.
The men and women who wear Rhode Island’s
Gray, and the support staff, who enter
our facilities daily, are consummate
professionals. Their efforts in our
cellblocks, modules and dormitories
have made Rhode Island’s prison
system one of the finest in the country. |
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"The
Toughest Beat"
Overcrowding
and understaffing are commonplace in today’s
prison and that is true here in Rhode
Island.
Rhode Island’s Correctional Officers
are forced (“frozen in”) to
work mandatory overtime between 800 and
1,000 times per year.
The rate of infectious diseases (Hepatitis,
TB, AIDS, etc.) is 7 times greater behind
the walls than on the street.
Assaults on staff are up 30% since 1998.
On average, more than 16,000 State Correctional
Officers are assaulted every year.
Every day in this country 88 Correctional
Officers are assaulted.
Most of these assaults require medical
attention – some of these assaults
result in death.
In the last four years 39 Correctional
Officers have been killed in the line
of duty.
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