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Providence Place mall bans unaccompanied minors after 5 p.m.

Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement Under the 'Youth Guidance Program,' minors must be with a parent or a supervising adult who is at least 21 years old in order to be in the mall after 5 p.m. each day, officials said in a press release. The policy change, which took effect on Monday, will 'specifically apply to the shopping center's common areas,' according to the release. Mall visitors are urged to 'check with stores, restaurants, and retailers regarding their individual policies.' 'Security personnel will be working diligently in the coming weeks to educate and inform visiting youth around the new policy,' mall officials said. Related : Other security changes announced include upgrades to the center's closed-circuit television system, extended hours for security personnel, an In addition, an independent firm is conducting a comprehensive security audit and a request for proposals to select a security service provider has been issued, mall officials said, adding also that Providence police are 'actively involved in addressing trespassing issues.' Related : Advertisement Providence Place also anticipates repairs to the complex's parking garage to be completed this spring, including 'the removal and replacement of related parking apparatus, such as parking gates and payment kiosks.' A contract for a new parking management service is expected later this year, officials said. In October, a Rhode Island Superior Court judge ordered the mall into receivership after lenders alleged the mall's management company, Brookfield Properties, Under Brookfield's management, hours for security personnel at the 1.4-million-square-foot property were cut. Dorsey said in December receivers were Mark Russo, an attorney who, along with Dorsey, was appointed to be receiver for the mall, said last year The mall, the largest in Rhode Island, opened its doors alongside Interstate 95 in 1999. Related : Material from previous Globe stories was used in this report. Christopher Gavin can be reached at