Terrell Paci News Today

RI State Senator Tiara Mack (pictured) is the bills primary sponsor. Community groups and Rhode Island lawmakers are calling for a full repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBOR). A press conference, led by the "Providence Mayors African Ambassadors Group," is taking place on Thursday at 11 a.m. in front of the Providence Public Safety complex. "Rishod Gore [was a] victim of felony assault when he was kicked and had his face crushed into concrete by Sgt. Joseph Hanley, a 17...

The Providence Journal The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island wants the Providence Police Department to more vigorously audit officers to make sure they’re actually turning on their body cameras.  Executive Director Steven Brown cited multiple high-profile instances where officers neglected to turn them on when they were supposed to. “The body camera policy is regularly flouted, violations are rarely punished, and the transparency these cameras are supposed to provide the publi...