Formerly Incarcerated Union

April 28, 2021

Rally calls for an end to solitary confinement in Rhode Island

On Tuesday ninety advocates gathered outside the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, where the Rhode Island House of Representatives has been meeting during the pandemic, to advocate for the nd of solitary confinement in out state. Advocates erected a mock, windowless prison...
Marie Franco wants answers about her son’s death at the ACI
February 28, 2021

Marie Franco wants answers about her son’s death at the ACI
Jose was due to be released on March 17. “I have to go on Wednesday to pick...
Car Rally outside Raimondo press conference demands an immediate response to prison Covid outbreak
June 15, 2021

Car Rally outside Raimondo press conference demands an immediate response to prison Covid outbreak
“808 incarcerated people are infected with Covid at the ACI and the number is growing. For nine...
Public Defender petitions RI Supreme Court to end cash bail amid ACI Covid spike
December 2, 2020

Public Defender petitions RI Supreme Court to end cash bail amid ACI Covid spike
Dr Jennifer Clarke, the now former medical programs director at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, added...
Count Every Vote: Rhode Islanders rally for Democracy
November 5, 2020

Count Every Vote: Rhode Islanders rally for Democracy
“The work that we do today, the work that we did yesterday and the work that we...
Coalition celebrates passage of Fair Chance Licensing bill
July 21, 2020

Coalition celebrates passage of Fair Chance Licensing bill
“Our bill is a small but significant step towards repairing the vast harm that mass criminalization has...
State House rally to decarcerate, divest from, and dismantle prisons
July 4, 2020

State House rally to decarcerate, divest from, and dismantle prisons
“As the national conversation around police violence unfolds, we must shine a light on the violence happening...
Providence rally to defund the police draws hundreds
June 16, 2020

Providence rally to defund the police draws hundreds
“You defund social services all the time. You defund schools. You defund hospitals, community health centers, programs...
Providence City Council Finance Committee meeting besieged by racist trolls
June 11, 2020

Providence City Council Finance Committee meeting besieged by racist trolls
But lost in the discussion is the Providence City Council’s rush to pass a budget that doesn’t...
Local COVID Response Coalition holds Noise Demo for incarcerated Rhode Islanders at ACI telling Gina Raimondo to #Knockitoff
May 30, 2020

Local COVID Response Coalition holds Noise Demo for incarcerated Rhode Islanders at ACI telling Gina Raimondo to #Knockitoff
“We’re not asking for special treatment, but only for that which is fair and humane.“ A coalition...
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