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Civilly Dead Prisoner Unable to Sue in Rhode Island
by Ed Lyon
Rhode Island’s “civil death” statute (GL 1956 § 13-6-1) provides that a person serving a life sentence in that state is “civilly dead” and therefore legally unable to avail him or herself of relief in a state civil court after their sentence is affirmed.
On November 14, ...
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