“…no one has managed to convince me why there is a need for a Law Enforcement Officer’s...

“I think there’s a good argument to be made that the extra due process that police get...

“It is time for the state to grapple with, rather than find excuses for, the presence of...

At the most recent meeting of the Senate Task Force to suggest changes to the Law Enforcement...

“It’s no secret,” continued Chair Figueroa, “that we have yet to resolve one complaint that’s come into...

On Monday, November 16 at 5pm the Providence External Review Authority (PERA), the only civilian police oversight...

Commissioner Paré’s interpretation of the law regarding PERA ignores the “history, context and legislative goal” of the...

“We call on the PERA Board, City Council, and the Mayor’s office to support Director Batista in...

“They just started hitting me in my ribs. I was like, ‘You guys are taking this way...

“These videos are public records,” said Director Batista, “and today I have decided to honor a couple...

“We saw [the police] more concerned about their own appearance than about the health and welfare of...

“…what LEOBoR has done is supersized due process well beyond the realm of what the United States...

“There are eyewitnesses. You heard one of them on the body cam. He saw exactly what happened…...

After Providence Police arrived to further escalate the confrontation, indiscriminate arrests were made of anyone nearby, whether...

“You guys should have respect for him,” said an on scene witness, who then clearly stated that...