Rhode Island General Laws Title 40.1. Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals § 40.1-24.5-6. Qualified rights of residents

(1) To wear one's own clothes and to keep and use one's own personal possessions;

(2) To keep and be allowed to spend a reasonable sum of one's own money for consumer purchases;

(3) To have reasonable access to a telephone to make and receive confidential calls;

(4) To have opportunities for physical exercise and outdoor recreation;

(5) To have reasonable, prompt access to current newspapers, magazines, and radio and television programming;  and

(6) To receive visitors of one's own choosing at all reasonable times.  Posted reasonable visiting hours must be maintained in each community residence, with a minimum of six (6) hours daily.