The History of Sex Work Law in Rhode Island
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...

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

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

A conversation with Attorney General Peter Neronha at the 49th Annual Meeting of Common Cause Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

A conversation with Attorney General Peter Neronha at the 49th Annual Meeting of Common Cause Rhode Island

“Attorney General Barr, I’ve only met him once,” said Neronha. “for about an hour or so and...

Attorney General Neronha opens up on the grand jury not indicting Wyatt correctional officers
January 19, 2020

Attorney General Neronha opens up on the grand jury not indicting Wyatt correctional officers

“What the prosecutors were trying to get at there, and what the issue there is, what is...

Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance (AMOR) delivers letters to Wyatt bondholders
January 19, 2020

Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance (AMOR) delivers letters to Wyatt bondholders

“We call on all investment firms that serve as bondholders for the Wyatt Detention Center in Rhode...

Rhode Island Police don’t just make arrests. Some also act as prosecutors.
January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Police don’t just make arrests. Some also act as prosecutors.

The state is one of eight that allows cops to arraign people on misdemeanor charges. Advocates and...

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Statement Regarding the Domestic Violence Murder of Berta Hudson
January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Statement Regarding the Domestic Violence Murder of Berta Hudson

We write this statement with heavy hearts and devastation as we mourn the death of Berta Hudson,...

Governor Raimondo signs executive order creating Juvenile and Criminal Justice Working Groups
January 19, 2020

Governor Raimondo signs executive order creating Juvenile and Criminal Justice Working Groups

As part of her ongoing efforts to reform Rhode Island’s criminal justice system, Governor Gina Raimondo today...

Governor Gina Raimondo ceremonially signs legislation extending the statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse claims
January 19, 2020

Governor Gina Raimondo ceremonially signs legislation extending the statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse claims

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo held a ceremonial signing of legislation that that amends the state’s civil...

Bristol residents stage demonstration outside the home of accused child molester
January 19, 2020

Bristol residents stage demonstration outside the home of accused child molester

As I approached the demonstration happening outside the home of David Barboza in Bristol, a man drove...

Protect Families First: Public health advocates call for Providence Police to cease homicide investigations for accidental drug overdoses
January 19, 2020

Protect Families First: Public health advocates call for Providence Police to cease homicide investigations for accidental drug overdoses

Expressing concerns that treating accidental drug overdoses is both counterproductive and dangerous, public health and recovery advocates...

The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary
January 19, 2020

The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary

Also: Is the Providence External Review Authority (PERA) being undermined by a conflicted Providence City Solicitor’s office?...

Representative McEntee’s bill to extend civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse passes the General Assembly
January 19, 2020

Representative McEntee’s bill to extend civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse passes the General Assembly

Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (Democrat, District 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett)’s legislation (H5171B), that amends the state’s civil...

Community members bring complaints about the Providence Police to a PERA Board without a quorum
January 19, 2020

Community members bring complaints about the Providence Police to a PERA Board without a quorum

The Providence Police Department has violated the Community Safety Act on several counts, say community members, adding...

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