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Smith v. RI Department of Corrections

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of three Native Americans at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), and argues that Rhode Island Department of Corrections has refused to accommodate an array of religious practices.
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Johnson v. Pawtucket

This is a lawsuit against the City of Pawtucket over a School Resource Officer’s (SRO) unlawful handcuffing and arrest of a 13-year-old African-American middle school honors student.
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Yanes et. al. v. ICE

This is a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of all ICE detainees being held at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls.
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English Learner Students v. Providence School District

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Paiva v. RI Department of Corrections

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have intervened in an inmate’s pro se legal action seeking to hold the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in contempt of court for violating a 47-year old consent decree that established minimum standards for the discipline and classification of inmates
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Liberty v. Coyne-Fague

This is a federal class action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Corrections (RIDOC) alleging multiple constitutional violations of the rights of prisoners with serious and persistent mental illness.
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Cox v. Goncalves

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Breault v. Goucher

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Johnson v. Pawtucket

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May 15, 2020
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May 15, 2020
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Yanes et. al. v. ICE

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Mar 27, 2020
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English Learner Students v. Providence School District

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Nov 22, 2019
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Nov 22, 2019
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Paiva v. RI Department of Corrections

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys have intervened in an inmate’s pro se legal action seeking to hold the state Department of Corrections (DOC) in contempt of court for violating a 47-year old consent decree that established minimum standards for the discipline and classification of inmates
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Oct 25, 2019
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Oct 25, 2019
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Liberty v. Coyne-Fague

This is a federal class action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Corrections (RIDOC) alleging multiple constitutional violations of the rights of prisoners with serious and persistent mental illness.
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Nov 28, 2018
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Cox v. Goncalves

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Calderon v. Nielsen

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Lacoste v. RI State Police

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