ACLU R.I.: Civil Rights Groups Announce Implementation of Major Revisions to ACI's Solitary Confinement Policies
July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023
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 . . .
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 . . .