The 2017 Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held Tuesday, June 13 in the Grand Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick.

Established by Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame honors outstanding professionals who have worked to improve and uphold the principles of the criminal justice system in Rhode Island.

“The accomplishments of the inductees and their commitment to upholding the principles of our criminal justice system are unmatched,” said Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin. “Rhode Island is a stronger, better place because of their contributions to the law, their sense of right and wrong, and the belief that it is their duty to improve the communities in which they work and live. On behalf of the Criminal Justice Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, I extend my sincerest gratitude and congratulations to the inductees and their families.”

The 2017 class includes: Captain Charles “Ted” Dolan, Pawtucket Police Department (Ret.) Administrator of the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (Ret.); U.S. Marshal Jamie Hainsworth, U.S. Marshal for the District of Rhode Island Chief, Glocester Police Department (Ret.), Colonel Kenneth Mancuso, Cranston Police Department (Ret.), Chief Anthony Pesare, Middletown Police Department Major, Rhode Island State Police (Ret.), The Honorable William Powers, Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (Ret.) (Deceased) Rhode Island Attorney General (1949-1959) and  The Honorable Joseph Walsh, former Mayor, City of Warwick, Rhode Island House of Representatives and Rhode Island Senate.