ACLU objects to Raimondo plan empowering State Police to stop vehicles with NY plates
March 29, 2020

ACLU objects to Raimondo plan empowering State Police to stop vehicles with NY plates

“…giving the State Police the power to stop any New York-registered cars that are merely traveling through...

Corrections Director speaks about prison conditions, possible reductions in census under COVID-19
March 24, 2020

Corrections Director speaks about prison conditions, possible reductions in census under COVID-19

“We are encouraging judges to use home confinement for example, where they can, where people are eligible...

Members of Providence City Council call on state to halt evictions during pandemic
March 29, 2020

Members of Providence City Council call on state to halt evictions during pandemic

“A state-wide moratorium on evictions in Rhode Island will help relieve anxiety to people if they lose...

Coalition demands changes to law enforcement and imprisonment in wake of pandemic
March 20, 2020

Coalition demands changes to law enforcement and imprisonment in wake of pandemic

“From a public health perspective, it is imperative that we protect Rhode Islanders, inside and outside the...

Department of Corrections: Tests for COVID-19 negative
March 19, 2020

Department of Corrections: Tests for COVID-19 negative

JR Ventura, Chief of Information & Public Relations Officer at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC)...

No confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the ACI
March 20, 2020

No confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the ACI

“…we do not have cases at the ACI at this time,” said Dr Nicole Alexander Scott, Director...

Governor Raimondo suspends key provisions of Open Meetings and Access to Public Records Act
March 16, 2020

Governor Raimondo suspends key provisions of Open Meetings and Access to Public Records Act

“The concerning part,” said John Marion of Common Cause Rhode Island, “is that the executive order allows...

PrYSM and City sign consent agreement, ending lawsuit over gang database
March 16, 2020

PrYSM and City sign consent agreement, ending lawsuit over gang database

It is “not the endgame to ‘have a legally feasible gang database.’” Instead, “we believe in the...

Bill to outlaw masks and protective gear at protests heard in House committee
January 30, 2021

Bill to outlaw masks and protective gear at protests heard in House committee

“I don’t understand why you would prohibit knee pads unless you want it to hurt more when...

Hope and Change for Haiti celebrates International Women’s Day
March 8, 2020

Hope and Change for Haiti celebrates International Women’s Day

“How many more years do we have to wait before the Hope has literally turned into the...

Celebrating International Sex Workers Rights Day at the Dark Lady with Coyote RI
March 4, 2020

Celebrating International Sex Workers Rights Day at the Dark Lady with Coyote RI

Coyote RI, a sex worker’s rights organization, celebrated International Sex Workers Rights Day at the Dark Lady...

Librarians call out big publishing’s “unfair, unconstitutional, anti-competitive e-book policy”
March 3, 2020

Librarians call out big publishing’s “unfair, unconstitutional, anti-competitive e-book policy”

“Rhode Island library users are disproportionately hurt by Big Publishing’s unfair and potentially unconstitutional e-book practices,” says...

Coyote RI opposes H7550 the Human Trafficking Reporting and Prevention Act
March 3, 2020

Coyote RI opposes H7550 the Human Trafficking Reporting and Prevention Act

“Many sex workers also have full-time jobs and they only do sex work to supplement their income....

Sex Workers enter the national landscape as presidential candidates consider sex work-study
November 12, 2020

Sex Workers enter the national landscape as presidential candidates consider sex work-study

“We passed these laws without even considering [consensual sex workers’] voices,” said United States Representative Ro Khanna....

Hate groups in Rhode Island and what you can do about it
March 2, 2020

Hate groups in Rhode Island and what you can do about it

Trigger warning: This piece openly discusses racism, misogyny and other hateful ideologies. “While white supremacist flyering and...

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