Cranston hazmat crews called to ACI for suspicious powder in mail
The Cranston Fire Department's hazmat crews were dispatched to the Adult Correctional Institution just before noon on Monday.
Four correctional officers hospitalized after fire at R.I. prison is sparked by inmate trying to light K2 drug, union says
The fire was sparked when an inmate tried to use an electrical outlet as a lighter, according to the president of the correctional officer’s union.
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Powder found on mail at Cranston High Security Center
A staff member at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) High Security Center found a "powdery substance" Monday ...
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RIDOC Deputy Chief of Special Investigations resigns as he faces child pornography charges
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Department of Corrections Chief of Information J.R. Ventura said that the Deputy Chief ...
ACI staffer resigns months after child pornography, voyeurism charges
A high-level staffer at Rhode Island's prison system has resigned months after he was charged with child pornography and ...
From cops to court to prisons, here's how RI agencies are navigating new immigration directives
The attorney general's office said it would protect every child and law-abiding individual in RI - regardless of immigration ...
Fire crews respond to High Security Center after powdery substance found in mail
The Department of Corrections said fire crews were called to the High Security Center after a staff found an unidentified ...
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R.I. prisons stop opening mail between inmates and attorneys after challenge by ACLU
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Corrections has, at least temporarily, suspended its practice of opening and reading privileged mail to inmates, including their correspondence with ...
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ACLU lawsuit prompts prison to halt mail inspections
which last October filed a lawsuit against the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) in Providence Superior Court claiming the state’s prison system informally adopted a new practice ...
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From cops to court to prisons, here's how RI agencies are navigating new immigration directives
“The Rhode Island Judiciary is currently examining ... actions by the police department,” he said. The state Department of Corrections has brushed up with federal immigration authorities ...