January 19, 2020

Central Falls City Council passes a resolution in support of gun safety bills

The actions of the Central Falls City Council are in sharp contrast to town councils elsewhere in...

Foster joins the ranks of Second Amendment Sanctuary Towns
January 19, 2020

Foster joins the ranks of Second Amendment Sanctuary Towns

“I’ll take a vote. We have a motion on the floor, [and] it’s been seconded,” said Denise...

January 19, 2020

Burrillville Town Council defends its Second Amendment Sanctuary Town vote

Ahead of public comment from Burrillville residents both critical and supportive of a Second Amendment Sanctuary Town...

October 31, 2019

Rhode Island House considers creating a study commission to examine laws on sex work

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Tuesday evening from 18 people in favor of creating a special...

October 31, 2019

Judge orders that ICE detainees can be held at the Wyatt

In a win for bondholders, people who have invested heavily in for-profit prisons, money can once more...

October 31, 2019

Central Falls elected officials counter sue Wyatt bondholders under ‘Anti-SLAPP law’

In response to a lawsuit from UMB Bank, representing the Wyatt Detention Facility‘s bondholders (aka ‘The Trustees’),...

January 19, 2020

Burrillville declares itself a Second Amendment Sanctuary Town, after striking the term ‘law abiding’ from its resolution

The Burrillville Town Council passed a resolution declaring the Town of Burrillville a Second Amendment Sanctuary Town...

October 31, 2019

House Judiciary hears testimony on occupational licenses for the formerly incarcerated

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Tuesday on H5683, a bill that would prevent justice-involved Rhode...

October 31, 2019

No takers during public comment for Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation board meeting

The Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation Board (CFDFC) met Wednesday morning to discuss the lawsuit filed against...

October 31, 2019

Providence City Council sends resolution in support of sex work study commission to committee

Providence City Councilors Katherine Kerwin (Ward 12) and Rachel Miller(Ward 13) introduced a resolution to the Providence...

January 19, 2020

The negative consequences of Kristen’s Law were known and predicted; Our elected leaders passed it any way

“We know, based on decades of criminal justice based drug policy, that harsher penalties do not decrease...

January 19, 2020

PrYSM rallies in support of Seng family at Providence City Hall

Sian Seng’s children and nephew were stopped and searched by Providence Police in an apparent violation of...

October 31, 2019

ICE detainees can stay at Wyatt while lawsuit talks underway; Wyatt board holds emergency meeting 9am Sunday morning

Mere days after being found in violation of the Open Meetings Act, the Central Falls Detention Facility...

October 31, 2019

The Fair Chance Licensing Coalition says everyone deserves meaningful employment

For Rhode Islanders who have been involved in the criminal justice system, occupational licensing restrictions pose a...

October 31, 2019

ICE detainees at Wyatt get ‘Know Your Rights’ presentation from immigration attorneys

This morning a group of immigration attorneys, including Deborah Gonzalez of the Roger Williams University Law School...