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Apr 29, 2024

Nine Organizations Call for Independent Investigation after Recent Deaths at the State Prison

After reports of four deaths of incarcerated individuals at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in a period of three months, nine community organizations have called for an independent investigation...

Mar 26, 2024

Westerly Resident Dismissed from Weekapaug Fire District Shore Access Case After ACLU Intervention

In a victory against retaliatory lawsuits, the Weekapaug Fire District filed a motion dismissing Westerly resident Caroline Contrata from a lawsuit regarding a highly contentious shore access dispute in the...

Feb 26, 2024

ACLU of RI Open Records Request Asks: Which Police Departments Sent Officers to a Blatantly Discriminatory Training Program?

Responding to a recent report indicating that some Rhode Island-based police officers took privately-run training courses that promoted the use of unconstitutional policing tactics for motor vehicle stops...

Open Records Requests Sent about Street Cop Training

Feb 20, 2024

National Groups File Court Briefs in Support of “Mario’s Law,” Allowing for Early Release of Juvenile Offenders; Briefs Challenge Attorney General Position

Joining ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys in a critical case involving the rights of young people, national juvenile justice groups have filed “friend of the court” briefs today in the R.I. Supreme...

Feb 15, 2024

ACLU Defends Westerly Resident Sued by Fire District for Defending Public Access to the Shore

In its third skirmish with the Weekapaug Fire District in less than six months, the ACLU of Rhode Island has come to the defense of Westerly resident Caroline Contrata, who has been sued for monetary...

Feb 6, 2024

Interim Agreement Filed in Lawsuit Challenging Landlord’s Retaliatory Conduct Against Tenants Seeking to Organize

Attorneys for the R.I. Center for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union of RI today announced an interim settlement in a lawsuit filed last month challenging the threatened evictions of tenants for...

Rivera v. Elmwood Realty - Interim Settlement Reached