March 2, 2020

Women’s Wave RI holds 4th annual event on the State House lawn

“Ask yourself, are you ever in a space where a woman is being silenced?” offered Representative Liana...

January 16, 2020

Woonsocket City Council rejects two good government bills, vows to fight Attorney General on OMA violations

“To take a view that maybe all the former Attorney Generals were lax in their duties and...

January 16, 2020

Faith Leaders rally at the RI State House for gun violence prevention policies

“Just as we have speed limits to reduce the risk and severity of car accidents, we must...

January 12, 2020

Raimondo’s Juvenile and Criminal Justice Working Group releases recommendations

“At what point am I truly allowed to be rehabilitated?” asked Roxxanne Newman, a formerly incarcerated member...

January 12, 2020

Providence Police gang database policy ‘Tramples fundamental constitutional rights,’ lawsuit says

The department is targeting communities of color and violating local and federal law by using broad ‘association’...

January 11, 2020

Dr João Goulão, architect of Portugal’s drug policy, shares his success with the General Assembly

“Nowadays we have the lowest rates of overdose deaths in Europe,” said Dr João Goulão. “We had...

December 20, 2019

Attorney General files lawsuit against Woonsocket City Council alleging willful or knowing violation of open meetings law

“Given this history of repeated violations, the patent inadequacy of the agenda item, and the multiple admonishments...

COYOTE RI observes the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
November 12, 2020

COYOTE RI observes the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

The criminalization of sex work does nothing to help sex workers pay for childcare or their rent....

March 2, 2020

Rhode Islanders for Parentage Equality calls for fixing state’s outdated Parentage Law so children aren’t left vulnerable

Parents and advocates launch new coalition to pass comprehensive parentage reform, saying families can’t keep waiting for...

December 3, 2019

Brown University responds to divestment vote

I’m writing about the piece posted yesterday regarding recommendations for divestment at Brown. I see that the...

December 3, 2019

Brown University committee votes to divest from companies “facilitating human rights violations in Palestine”

The Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies voted 6-2-1 in favor of divestment. On December...

January 19, 2020

Under Attorney General Peter Neronha, are those carrying badges entitled to a different tier of justice?

“I would say that there is not [a two-tiered system] because I can point you to cases...

January 19, 2020

The History of Sex Work Law in Rhode Island

Policing and Sex Workers’ Rights In the United States, sex work was not explicitly outlawed in many...

January 19, 2020

Central Falls passes Community Policing and Immigration ordinance to codify protections from ICE

“No one should feel that they can’t call the police because they fear that they might be...

January 19, 2020

ACLU files brief challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on receipt of law enforcement funds

The ACLU has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the United States Court of Appeals...