Below is a list of some of the ACLU of RI's in-depth research and analyses on various civil liberties issues in the Ocean State.
This is an update to our May 2023 report, summarizing how Rhode Island’s 39 city and town councils and 34 municipal school committees – two of the most important public bodies in any community – are operating in terms of providing remote public access and participation as of February, 2025.
February 26, 2025 This report summarizes the public comment policies of Rhode Island’s 39 city and town councils and 34 municipal school committees — two of the most important public bodies in any community.
January 11, 2024
This report summarizes how Rhode Island’s 39 city and town councils and 34 municipal school committees – two of the most important public bodies in any community – are operating in terms of providing remote public access and participation as of May, 2023.
May 31, 2023
This is a report covering the out-of-school suspension rates for students in the Rhode Island public school system.
March 20, 2023 Though all schools in Rhode Island rapidly transitioned to virtual learning in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this report found that a majority of school districts give officials the power to access the contents, microphone and camera of the student’s computer at any time.
September 21, 2020
This is a follow-up report examining the problems of mass incarceration and over-criminalization that arise from RI's routine passage of laws that create new crimes and increase prison sentences for current offenses, often with little analysis or logic behind them.
December 18, 2018