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 report challenges recent highly-publicized claims about RI's alcohol-related auto-accident fatality rate and the push for punitive drunk driving legislation. The report recommends treatment and other non-punitive measures to address the problem.
January 9, 2006
The ACLU study found no real improvement in racial profiling data since our initial May 2005 analysis.
November 14, 2005
Police departments in the state are doing very little to address the well-documented problem of racial profiling that exists in their communities, and that changes in various law enforcement policies and practices that contribute to the problem are essential to adequately confront the issue.
August 8, 2005
This report found that many police departments in the state are failing to comply a racial profiling law that passed in 2004.
May 3, 2005
This report disclosed that RI public libraries are filtering Internet content beyond what is required by federal law.
April 1, 2005 This report is a survey of RI public libraries' policies governing “blocking software” and Internet access.
September 8, 2003