Legislation
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Mar 07, 2006
Sex Offenders
Joining a nationwide chorus, the General Assembly passed harsh, costly and almost-certainly ineffective legislation to further punish sex offenders.
Mar 07, 2006
Self-Incrimination
Ignoring Affiliate objections that the bill would significantly erode the privilege against self-incrimination, the General Assembly has made it a crime for a driver to refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test if he or she has been cited once before for not taking the test.
Mar 07, 2006
Prison Phone Calls
A new law, promoted by the ACLU, will limit the phone call charges that can be imposed on inmates.
Mar 07, 2006
Mental Health Petitions
The ACLU, the R.I. Disability Law Center and the R.I. Council of Community Mental Health Organizations helped persuade the Governor to veto a bill that would have allowed the Mental Health Advocate to petition the court to involuntarily transfer inmates from the ACI to the custody of MHRH.
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