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06/16/2011

Rhode Island Stands Up For Pregnant Women in Prison: Says No to Shackling

By Amy Fettig, National Prison Project & Becca Cadoff, Reproductive Freedom Project & Steven Brown, ACLU of Rhode Island at 12:18pm
Following the lead of a dozen other states, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has signed into law a bill that sharply restricts the harmful practice of shackling ... Read More
03/31/2010
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No More Secrets in Rhode Island's Truancy Courts

By Steven Brown, ACLU of Rhode Island at 12:27pm
On Monday, the Rhode Island ACLU filed Boyer v. Jeremiah, a class-action lawsuitchallenging the extremely troubling practices of Rhode Island's truancy court. Read More
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