Advocates push for solitary confinement reform
Efforts to limit solitary confinement in Rhode Island have been ongoing for years. On Tuesday, some advocates spoke out at ...
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Rhode Island Department of Corrections investigating inmate death
The Rhode Island Department of Corrections is investigating after an inmate died at the Intake Service Center in Cranston on Saturday morning. According to WJAR, security was alerted of an inmate ...
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Muslim inmates sue RI Dept. of Corrections for imposing barriers to religious practice
Four Muslim-identifying inmates are suing the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, alleging that officials at RIDOC’s High Security Center in Cranston have restricted the group’s ability to ...
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Muslims are prevented from practicing their religion at Rhode Island prison, suit says
A lawsuit filed on behalf of four Muslim inmates accuses officials at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections of systemic religious discrimination. Getty Images/iStockphoto Muslim inmates at a ...
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NBC 10 I-Team: Some violent inmates get earlier shot at release in wake of court ruling
It's just one of the cases impacted by a recent court ruling that found Rhode Island’s Department of Corrections had been miscalculating parole eligibility dates for some serious offenders ...