Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...
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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 ...
Could RI inmates get conjugal visits? The history of 'social furloughs' and why they stopped.
Eventually social furloughs, available to only well-behaved inmates in minimum security, fell out of favor “because our directors all got very nervous because of the Willie Horton situation,” says ...
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On Your Dime: Thousands of Rhode Island state workers aren't in the office 5 days a week
The Department of Corrections and Department of Education ... However, not all employees opt for a hybrid arrangement.” Rhode Island’s Department of Human Services has 300 employees approved ...
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Rhode Island denies parole in two cases
His was just one of the cases impacted by a recent court ruling that the Rhode Island Department of Corrections had been miscalculating parole eligibility for some serious offenders. The family of ...
New bill would allow conjugal visits at RI prisons
The legislation would allow an inmate to have up to six conjugal visits per year, with each one lasting up to four hours.
Trump Said E.P.A. Would Lose 65 Percent of Staff. Then, a Correction.
The president said Lee Zeldin, the agency administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Hours later, officials said the president ...
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Rhode Island man among three arrested in Swansea human trafficking investigation
Three men have been arrested for alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation, according to the Swansea Police ...
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful. See a recap.
The federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had ...
Measure would allow prison conjugal visits in Rhode Island
New legislation would allow for romance behind prison walls in Rhode Island. The proposal would legalize conjugal visits for inmates. Conjugal visits, alone time for a prison inmate with a loved one, ...