Senator Tiara Mack celebrates Black hair and culture at State house event
April 18, 2022

Senator Tiara Mack celebrates Black hair and culture at State house event

“The storytelling that happens with the person doing your braids is one of the most intimate experiences...

2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health
October 16, 2021

2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health

“In Rhode Island, the primary driver of the health risks posed by the state’s housing is the...

Governor McKee’s Overdose Taskforce walks out over budget cuts
September 9, 2021

Governor McKee’s Overdose Taskforce walks out over budget cuts

Beginning in late July agencies such as Project Weber/Renew and programs like R.E.S.T. have been warned of...

A statement from the Decarcerate NOW Coalition, in response to DOC Director Coyne Fague
December 21, 2020

A statement from the Decarcerate NOW Coalition, in response to DOC Director Coyne Fague

“Raimondo, Coyne-Fague, Neronha, Alexander-Scott: do you understand that the lives of incarcerated people matter?”...

OpEd: DARE speaks out on COVID Crisis at the ACI
December 16, 2020

OpEd: DARE speaks out on COVID Crisis at the ACI

“It is clear that the denial of even the few comforts available to our loved ones was...

RI ACLU sends letter to state officials defending the right “to peacefully record the activities of police in public”
June 15, 2021

RI ACLU sends letter to state officials defending the right “to peacefully record the activities of police in public”

“It is deeply disturbing to see Rhode Island police joining counterparts elsewhere in… attempting to intimidate and...

Representative Moira Walsh: The exit interview
September 28, 2020

Representative Moira Walsh: The exit interview

“If you don’t mind, I would love to skip ahead to the very first thing that got...

Elected officials must take action in this current time of crisis
May 29, 2020

Elected officials must take action in this current time of crisis

“Workers built America. We keep this nation running every day and we will rebuild America’s prosperity. Now,...

COVID-19 cases have exploded at the Wyatt; Is the ACI next? State officials say no…
May 19, 2020

COVID-19 cases have exploded at the Wyatt; Is the ACI next? State officials say no…

“We’ve tested all the workers, all the inmates,” said Governor Gina Raimondo at Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing....

COVID-19 at Wyatt has doubled in latest report
May 14, 2020

COVID-19 at Wyatt has doubled in latest report

“…Before this week, we had a total of 15 detainees who tested positive and 7 of them...

Three asymptomatic inmates at ACI test positive for COVID-19
May 14, 2020

Three asymptomatic inmates at ACI test positive for COVID-19

“Three inmates from the Minimum Security Facility tested positive for COVID-19 today as part of our routine...

Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity shares ‘urgent concerns and recommendations’ for reopening RI
May 9, 2020

Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity shares ‘urgent concerns and recommendations’ for reopening RI

“While… inequities and unjust systems were in place long before any of us came to occupy our...

Correctional officer tests positive for COVID-19 at Wyatt
April 28, 2020

Correctional officer tests positive for COVID-19 at Wyatt

“They have a plan in place to isolate patients who are ill and to prevent transmission…”...

COVID-19 is exposing existing inequalities. Are state leaders partly to blame?
April 23, 2020

COVID-19 is exposing existing inequalities. Are state leaders partly to blame?

“We are learning a lot of lessons from this pandemic. My hope is that one we will...

Healthcare workers caravan outside DOH, calling for increased testing, greater nursing home accountability
May 6, 2020

Healthcare workers caravan outside DOH, calling for increased testing, greater nursing home accountability

“Given that 75% of Covid-19 related deaths are in nursing homes the Department of Health needs to...

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