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ACLU files records request for state plans to address possible COVID-19 outbreak at ACI
"...efforts to reduce the population at the ACI have come to a standstill, and the lack of testing of asymptomatic individuals at the prison leaves everyone in the dark as to the actual prevalence of the virus at the ACI..." As part of a...
Correctional officer tests positive for COVID-19 at Wyatt
"They have a plan in place to isolate patients who are ill and to prevent transmission..." One correctional officer has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Wyatt Detention Facility. This is in addition to eight Wyatt detainees who have t...
The Reopen RI Rally draws heroes to the State House
This post features a First Lady Melania Trump cosplayer! A small gathering of people stood on the steps of the Rhode Island State House to deliver an important message this afternoon. They were seven health care workers silently counter-...
Another ICE detainee released from Wyatt; Prison now has at least six COVID-19 cases
"The risk of contracting COVID-19 in a detention center, such as the Wyatt, is dangerously high. As warned by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), conditions of confinement inherently prevent one's ability to socially distance, which, u...
Judge orders immediate release of two health compromised ICE detainees from Wyatt during pandemic
"Until further order of the Court, Petitioners are to be immediately released subject to the following conditions..." United States District Court Judge William Smith ordered the immediate release of two United States Immigration and Cus...
Rhode Island Educational Leadership: There is no 'normalcy of learning' in the midst of a pandemic
"Sacrificing the mental wellbeing of children, caregivers and teachers is going to have both short term and long term effects." Yesterday, an article came out in the Boston Globe discussing the differences between the educational plans i...
Model: Nearly 800 RIers experiencing homelessness to require emergency COVID-19 accommodations
“People who are unsheltered face unique barriers to prevention strategies like sheltering in place and physical distancing as they are highly mobile. This is further compounded by a lack of access to basic utilities - running water for h...
Hassenfeld Institute poll finds most Rhode Islanders approve of Raimondo's pandemic response
81% of voters said Governor Raimondo is doing an excellent or good job in dealing with the crisis, compared to 34% for President Trump. The Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership today released a public opinion survey on the attitude...
Activists digitally protest Wyatt Board meeting; more details on COVID-19 at prison revealed
"So far," said Warden Daniel Martin, "we haven't had any other cases that have been identified." Wednesday's meeting of the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation Board, which oversees the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls,...
Woman who tested positive for COVID-19 brought to ACI to await arraignment
"She was one of the positive cases out in the community and was brought in to our facility to wait arraignment..." The Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) reported via Facebook last night that a woman who tested positive for C...