ACI's disciplinary confinement policies are changing in deal with ACLU
The most significant change would limit disciplinary confinement to a maximum of 30 days for the most serious offenses.
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The most significant change would limit disciplinary confinement to a maximum of 30 days for the most serious offenses.
Monteiro’s case served as the impetus for the Youthful Offender Act – known colloquially as Mario’s Law.
Coverage of the housing and homelessness crisis by the staff of Globe Rhode Island.
The lawsuit, which was first filed in 2007, alleged that DCYF’s lack of funding, excessive caseloads, and mismanagement had allowed children in foster care to be abused and shuffled from home to home.
The American Civil Liberties Union joined the court proceedings on behalf of the Statehouse homeless encampment last week. In doing so, it both professionalized the argument for its clients and