| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday July 23, 2023 ( 3 items ) |
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ACLU R.I.: Civil Rights Groups Announce Implementation of Major Revisions to ACI's Solitary Confinement Policies
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 21 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on July 20, 2023:
The ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice announced today that, in response to mediation arising out of pending federal litigation challenging the R.I. Department of Corrections' (RIDOC) use of solitary confinement on individuals at the ACI - including, among other practices, keeping some prisoners in lockdown for 22 to 24 hours a day for pe
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ACLU R.I.: Suit Filed Against Providence School District for Failing to Provide Required Special Education Services to Hundreds of Preschool Children
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 18 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on July 17, 2023:
Citing "systemic failures to comply with federal law," cooperating attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Providence school district and the R.I. Department of Education, alleging that hundreds of children with disabilities between the ages of three and five are not
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ACP Statement on Revolution Wind Farm Final EIS
WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNStalk) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on July 17, 2023:
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The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement today from Josh Kaplowitz, Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of the final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Revolution Wind Farm project offshore of Rhode Island. This is the final step before
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