REPORT: Civil Rights & Civil Wrongs in Governor Carcieri's Office (August 2003)

Document Date: August 12, 2003

This report takes a critical look at Governor Donald Carcieri's civil rights record during the initial 6 months of his first term. The analysis concludes with twenty recommendations for the Governor to implement to address the concerns laid out in the report.

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ACLU and Civil Rights Groups Release Report on Gov. Carcieri's Civil Rights Record

The ACLU of Rhode Island and over 20 civil rights and community organizations joined today in the release of a report sharply critical of Governor Donald Carcieri’s civil rights record in his first six months in office. The 16-page report, “Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs in the Governor’s Office,” focuses on five major issues the Governor has dealt with during his term. The report calls his response to them “cause for considerable alarm,” and says they demonstrate “a pattern of ignoring the people with something to say about discrimination when an issue directly affecting them” arises. The report, prepared by the ACLU and two civil rights organizations, concludes with a series of twenty recommendations for the Governor to implement to address the concerns outlined in the report.