The Rhode Island State Prison opened in 1838 where the Providence Place mall stands today. It was originally designed to hold each prisoner separate and For decades, science has shown that solitary confinement does not reduce violence among incarcerated people. Why is it still used in Rhode Island's prisons?
An archaic Rhode Island law that says prison inmates serving life sentences are considered civilly dead in terms of their civil rights has been ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court