At the most recent meeting of the Senate Task Force to suggest changes to the Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights, it was suggested that LEOBoR...
On Monday, November 16 at 5pm the Providence External Review Authority (PERA), the only civilian police oversight board in Rhode Island, will be holding a meeting...
“…what LEOBoR has done is supersized due process well beyond the realm of what the United States Supreme Court requires. And that begs the question… Why...
“There seems to be a conflict between civilian [constitutional] rights … and what LEOBoR does, and to the extent that there is a conflict, it shouldn’t...
“…LEOBoR is being invoked very infrequently… The sentiment of the overwhelming majority of chiefs I had spoken to was that what was going on with discipline...
“This is a moment of reckoning, nationally, with policing issues and how they intersect with racism. To acknowledge that openly is not, in my view, to...
“When we’re talking about what it means to change policing in Providence … we need to start turning this conversation around from ‘how do we make...
“I’ve noticed that there’s missing history, history that has to do with my skin,” said Faith, a student at Central High School in Providence. “I personally...
“This is oppressive behavior,” said LaFortune, before being muted for a final time. “Your statements are offensive behavior,” said Igliozzi. On Tuesday afternoon Providence City Councilmember...
“I honestly cannot think of one reason to oppose this legislation,” said Attorney General Peter Neronha. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha took questions from the...