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Jun 2, 2023

Complaint Alleges Special Education Children Unlawfully Restrained in West Warwick, North Kingstown Schools

On behalf of four families, attorneys for R.I. Legal Services and the ACLU of Rhode Island today filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against the West Warwick and North Kingstown...

May 31, 2023

ACLU Report Calls on City And Town Councils, School Committees to Promote Greater Public Remote Open Meetings Accessibility

The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the open meeting practices of city and town councils and school committees in providing the public remote access to their meetings in a post-Covid...

May 17, 2023

Judge Orders Parole Board to Consider Release of Mario Monteiro After ACLU of RI Petition

In a victory for criminal justice reform and the rights of youthful offenders, Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Stephen P. Nugent today ruled that Mario Monteiro is eligible for parole.

May 11, 2023

ACLU Files Court Brief Challenging Legality of Lengthy Solitary Confinement at the ACI

As questions swirl around the suicide of a man being held in solitary confinement at the ACI last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a “friend of the court”...

Apr 24, 2023

ACLU Joins Long-Running Lawsuit Challenging DCYF’s Widespread Failure to Protect the Rights of Foster Children

ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys today joined a national organization’s long-standing federal class action lawsuit that requires the Department for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to implement...

Apr 5, 2023

ACLU of RI And BLM RI PAC Raise Concerns About Providence Plans To Crack Down On ATV Use

Black Lives Matter RI PAC and the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following statement in response to Mayor Smiley’s press conference this morning outlining plans to address the use...