Three suicides at ACI in Rhode Island spotlight the urgent need for reform in solitary confinement policies....

Richard Ferruccio, President of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers, is under fire for using intimidation...

“Despite the clear language of the statute, the Department of Corrections, the Attorney General and, by acquiescence,...

Hiu Lui Ng was essentially tortured, to death, by prison administrators, including Wayne Salisbury, who at the...

In 1977, United States Chief Judge Raymond Pettine issued a legal opinion stating: ‘the record here overwhelmingly...

“She was someone who cared about life and goals, and when she went into the prison she...

“A small amount of [prison] time can change your life,” said Trent Manning, and organizer with Behind...

Richard Ferruccio, DOC prison guard and President of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers (RIBCO) union,...

“I do not see room for common ground on this bill,” said Director Coyne-Fague under questioning from...

The State’s literal argument, taken to its logical conclusion, would be that the Youthful Offender Act is...

It is within Governor Daniel McKee’s power to instruct the DOC to interpret the law in line...

“Me myself – my body got completely stained out,” said Warren. “There’s guards in there that wanted...

“If the state really does believe that imprisoned people are in fact residents of the districts in...

The RI Redistricting Commission is on a time crunch. There are only two more hearings before these...

“The DOC’s decision to upend decades of consistent interpretation of the State’s parole laws where there has...