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Two Federal Courts Find Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional

Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017

Filed under: Voting

Two Federal Courts Find Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional by David Reutter by David Reutter Two federal district courts, one in Florida and the other in Rhode Island, have held prison gerrymandering unconstitutional, though one of the orders was overturned on appeal. The rulings are the first of their kind. “This is …

USA v. Rhode Island DOC, RI, Settlement, Racial Discrimination in Hiring, 2017

Brief • September 18, 2017

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Title VII, Employee Litigation

USA v. Rhode Island DOC, RI, Settlement, Racial Discrimination in Hiring, 2017 Case 1:14-cv-00078-WES-LDA Document 80-1 Filed 09/18/17 Page 1 of 48 PageID #: 1142 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, …

First Circuit Allows City to Include Prisoners in Census Counts

Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017

Filed under: Voting

First Circuit Allows City to Include Prisoners in Census Counts by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The First Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s order barring the city of Cranston, Rhode Island from counting the 3,433 prisoners held at the Adult Correctional Institution (ACI), located in that …

Heroin Overdose Antidote Becoming More Widely Available, Including Behind Bars

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Drug Overdose, Release and Reentry

Heroin Overdose Antidote Becoming More Widely Available, Including Behind Bars by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Just months after New York's prison system launched a heroin overdose prevention program by training prisoners to administer naloxone – an opioid overdose antidote also known as Narcan – Maryland made it easier to …

Cable v. Aul, RI, Judgment, Book Censorship, 2017

Brief • May 16, 2017

Filed under: Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship

Cable v. Aul, RI, Judgment, Book Censorship, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-00441-M-LDA Document 19 Filed 05/16/17 Page 1 of 2 PagelD #: 58 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DI~TRICT OF RHODE ISLAND EDWARD CABLE, Plaintiff v. CA. No.: 16-441-M LINDA AUL, WILLIAM BEGONES, ROBERT SAYLES, MICHELE KOWOLSKY, A.T. WALL, CORY CLOUD, …

Rhode Island Rates May 2017

Kickback publication • May 10, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Rhode Island Rates May 2017 OFFICIAL NOTICE Rhode Island Department of Corrections Inmate Calling Rates Call rates are effective on March 17, 2016. The rates do not include applicable federal, state or local taxes or regulatory fees. All Calls are a flat $0.047 Per Minute plus Applicable Tax Customer Service …

Decision to Terminate Parental Rights of Incarcerated Father Vacated After His Conviction Overturned on Appeal

Article • March 14, 2017

Filed under: Fathers in Prison, Parental rights, Children of Prisoners

Decision to Terminate Parental Rights of Incarcerated Father Vacated After His Conviction Overturned on Appeal by On July 7, 2016, the Rhode Island Supreme Court reversed a Family Court order terminating the parental rights of a man locked up for first degree murder after that conviction was reversed while the …

R.I. Prisoner Gets a New Liver that Nobody Wants to Pay For

Article • September 8, 2016

Filed under: Liver, Cost of Prison Systems

R.I. Prisoner Gets a New Liver that Nobody Wants to Pay For by Rhode Island bureaucrats are tossing around a state prisoner's liver transplant like a hot potato. Too chicken to advocate for the humane treatment of prisoners or to explain how the lifesaving operation will be paid for. Jose …

Results from Seven States Shows Program-Driven Recidivism Reduction

Article • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry

Results from Seven States Shows Program-Driven Recidivism Reduction by The National Reentry Resource Center has published a new study of seven states showing that with proper pre-release programming, recidivism rates can be reduced by a significant amount.  The study, which covered the states of Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, …

Cable v. Aul, RI, Complaint, Book Censorship, 2016

Brief • August 9, 2016

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Publications/Books, Mail Regulations, Censorship

Cable v. Aul, RI, Complaint, Book Censorship, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00441-M-LDA Document 1 Filed 08/09/16 Page 1 of 10 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT For The District of Rhode Island (Enter the full name(s) of the: t...~is action) ?lainti££(s) in CA t 6- 441 VS .. : l>cBesf ,sAvtes,· …

INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - ACI-Cranston Intake Service Center, Cranston, RI, 2002

Publication • May 27, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

INS Detention Standards Compliance Audit - ACI-Cranston Intake Service Center, Cranston, RI, 2002 MEMORANDUM To: Anthony S. Tangeman, Deputy Executive Associate Commissioner Office of Detention and Removal. From: American Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association Delegation to the ACICranston Intake Service Center. Re: INS Compliance with Detention Standards at the …

OHRP Response - Determination Letters re Prisoner Research Projects (Brown University), DHH, 2000

Publication • February 16, 2016

Filed under: Medical, Medical Experiments/Exploitation

OHRP Response - Determination Letters re Prisoner Research Projects (Brown University), DHH, 2000

Parental Rights Terminated for Two Incarcerated Parents

Article • October 13, 2015

Filed under: Parental rights

Parental Rights Terminated for Two Incarcerated Parents by Parental Rights Terminated for Two Incarcerated Parents On May 16, 2014, the Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld a family court's order terminating the parental rights of two incarcerated parents, cutting them off from all future contact with their three-year-old son. Robert Molenda …

Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency

Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems

Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency by Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency When he declared a state of emergency – as he did multiple times after being elected in 2010 – former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee had more on …

Davidson v. City of Cranston, RI, Complaint, Prisoners in Census Redistricting Scheme, 2014

Brief • February 19, 2014

Filed under: Voting, Census

Davidson v. City of Cranston, RI, Complaint, Prisoners in Census Redistricting Scheme, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00091-L-LDA Document 1 Filed 02/19/14 Page 1 of 9 PageID #: 1 ,.···-·Ftl E ED """'FtL 0 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLANftl~ fEB I q A 10: 25 Karen …

USA v. Rhode Island DOC, RI, Complaint, Racial Discrimination in Hiring, 2014

Brief • February 10, 2014

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Title VII, Employee Litigation

USA v. Rhode Island DOC, RI, Complaint, Racial Discrimination in Hiring, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00078-S-LDA Document 1 Filed 02/10/14 Page 1 of 11 PageID #: 1 uNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND . UNITEp STATE~ O¥ Al\ffiR:J:CA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No.: STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, RH()DE ISLAND DEPAllTMENT …

First Circuit: No Deposition Testimony of Incarcerated Witness; Incarceration Does Not Make Witness "Unavailable"

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Police, Police Chases

First Circuit: No Deposition Testimony of Incarcerated Witness; Incarceration Does Not Make Witness "Unavailable" by First Circuit: No Deposition Testimony of Incarcerated Witness; Incarceration Does Not Make Witness "Unavailable" The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Rhode Island federal court's decision to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims, …

Rhode Island Wrongful Conviction Nets Detective over $600,000

Article • May 15, 2012

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Rhode Island Wrongful Conviction Nets Detective over $600,000 by A former Rhode Island detective who was wrongfully convicted and served more than six years in prison for a murder he did not commit, was paid $600,000 to settle two lawsuits. Jeffrey Scott Hornoff was a Warwick, Rhode Island detective who …

Juvenile Justice Expert Condemns Rhode Island’s Jailing of Students for Minor Offenses

Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

Juvenile Justice Expert Condemns Rhode Island’s Jailing of Students for Minor Offenses by Derek Gilna Attorney John J. Wilson, a Department of Justice lawyer for almost 31 years, and the author of federal regulations for the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, has condemned the practices of Rhode …

Federal Rapid REPAT Program Not Working in Rhode Island

Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011

Filed under: International, Immigration

Federal Rapid REPAT Program Not Working in Rhode Island by Derek Gilna A federally-funded program designed to help states remove illegal immigrants held in state prison systems if they agree to immediate deportation from the U.S. has had no impact in Rhode Island, according to Steve Brown, executive director of …