Law Enforcement

Bill would allow for the possibility for parole for juveniles serving life
January 19, 2020

Bill would allow for the possibility for parole for juveniles serving life

“My name is Mario Monteiro. I’m a juvenile lifer serving a mandatory consecutive double life sentence.” Those...

Mario Monteiro: Sentenced as a juvenile to life in prison
January 19, 2020

Mario Monteiro: Sentenced as a juvenile to life in prison

“I believe it is important to acknowledge the wrongdoing, but it may be just as important to...

AG Peter Neronha: Justice demands reclassifying simple possession as a misdemeanor
January 19, 2020

AG Peter Neronha: Justice demands reclassifying simple possession as a misdemeanor

Rhode Island State Attorney General Peter Neronha delivered the following words at a press conference detailing legislation...

AG Neronha announces legislation to reclassify simple drug possession as misdemeanors
January 19, 2020

AG Neronha announces legislation to reclassify simple drug possession as misdemeanors

Rhode Island State Attorney General Peter Neronha announced new legislation that, if passed, would reclassify simple drug...

House Corporations Committee weighs bill to require signs in pharmacies warning about opioid addiction
January 19, 2020

House Corporations Committee weighs bill to require signs in pharmacies warning about opioid addiction

State Representatives Justine Caldwell (Democrat, District 30, East Greenwich) and Michael Chippendale (Republican, District 40, Coventry, Foster...

Lisa Peterson: We need to rethink how we approach substance use
January 19, 2020

Lisa Peterson: We need to rethink how we approach substance use

The House District 68 Democratic Primary Candidate Forum held on January 28, 2019 was generally comprised of...

Statement regarding the domestic violence murder of Rachael Rene
January 19, 2020

Statement regarding the domestic violence murder of Rachael Rene

Statement from Tonya Harris, Executive Director, Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Vanessa Volz, Executive Director,...

Will legalized marijuana in Massachusetts inspire Rhode Island to follow suit?
January 19, 2020

Will legalized marijuana in Massachusetts inspire Rhode Island to follow suit?

Legal adult marijuana sales will begin in Massachusetts Tuesday, with retailers in Northampton and Leicester reportedly set...

A vigil to remember and honor all victims of domestic violence homicide
January 19, 2020

A vigil to remember and honor all victims of domestic violence homicide

The Rhode Island State House was illuminated in purple as survivors, family members, advocates, and supporters gathered...

Video: Officers topple FANG tripods blocking entrance to Bristol County Jail
January 19, 2020

Video: Officers topple FANG tripods blocking entrance to Bristol County Jail

The videos and pictures are disturbing. Yesterday The FANG Collective erected blockades to obstruct the entrances of...

Substance use and overdose prevention PAC kicks off
January 19, 2020

Substance use and overdose prevention PAC kicks off

Recovery, medical, and public health advocates started the Substance Abuse and Overdose Prevention Political Action Committee (SAOP...

Providence and Central Falls sue Jeff Sessions and DOJ over police funding grants
January 19, 2020

Providence and Central Falls sue Jeff Sessions and DOJ over police funding grants

Mayor Jorge Elorza and Mayor James Diossa joined public safety officials and community members to announce that...

Representative Walsh to Governor Raimondo on Kristen’s Law: ‘Real lives are more important than re-election’
January 19, 2020

Representative Walsh to Governor Raimondo on Kristen’s Law: ‘Real lives are more important than re-election’

About two dozen people gathered in the rotunda of the Rhode Island State House to protest the...

As calls for a veto pile up, Governor Raimondo says she will sign Kristen’s Law
February 18, 2021

As calls for a veto pile up, Governor Raimondo says she will sign Kristen’s Law

As she was entering the hotel to deliver the keynote at the Second Annual Community Overdose Engagement...

RI Latino PAC urges Governor Raimondo to veto Kristen’s Law
January 19, 2020

RI Latino PAC urges Governor Raimondo to veto Kristen’s Law

Last week, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed H7715, also known as Kristen’s Law, introduced by...

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