Paiva v. RI Department of Corrections

  • Filed: November 22, 2019
  • Status: Active
  • Court: U.S. District Court of Rhode Island
  • Latest Update: Nov 22, 2019
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Summary

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

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 at the ACI.

Attorney(s):
Sonja Deyoe, Lynette Labinger

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