“Our experimentation with private prisons has been a failure,” said Representative Giraldo. “Not only do private prisons fail to provide the substantial savings we were promised,...
"The existence of the Wyatt is inhumane and violent. People detained by ICE have written to us, gone on hunger strike during COVID, and now are...
"No matter who wins [the election] today or in the coming days, we will still show up for each other because we'll still have to. No...
“We’re here to be Jhamal’s voice in all of this,” said Bernard Tribble, Jhamal Gonsalves’ stepfather to Uprise RI. “We hope that people can come together...
“Throughout history, forced sterilizations have been used as a means of controlling undesirable populations, immigrants, people of color, poor people, unmarried mothers, the disabled, the mentally...
“The line-up of speakers include activists, theater-makers, scholars, and artists. This series grew out of the context of local and national protests against the murder of...
“Actually,” said DARE’s Terri Wright, in the role of the developer Omni Group, “If you want low-income apartments, you can go down Broad Street, and take...
“If Rhode Island’s elected leaders are serious about racial justice and protecting all of the state’s residents from this pandemic and its consequences, they must commit...
“As the national conversation around police violence unfolds, we must shine a light on the violence happening behind the walls, too,” write organizers in a statement....
“23+ hour lockdown must end immediately. Release to the public an updated plan to restore educational programming, visitation and socially distanced recreation time within state and...