Tag: Adult Correctional Institutions
State must heed union call prison is ‘out of control’
The president of the union at Rhode Island’s state prison told PBN violence at the Cranston facility “is now at a level I’ve never...
CCRI gains federal approval to continue Prison Education Program
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has received federal approval to expand its Prison Education Program at the state’s medium security facility...
Raimondo nominated to Costco’s board of directors
PROVIDENCE – Gina M. Raimondo, the former Rhode Island governor who left during her term to serve as U.S. secretary of commerce in March...
‘Demand for skilled workers is … exceptionally high.’
Construction careers are lucrative and rewarding, but recent trends suggest fewer people are pursuing these careers. In our experience, however, demand for access into...
RIDOC upgrades tech, adds computer and manufacturing classes for inmates in...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently praised the R.I. Department of Corrections for its expanded reentry services, technology and infrastructure improvements, and new educational...
Correctional officers union blames RIDOC director for recent prison violence
CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers on Monday blasted the R.I. Department of Corrections leadership in the wake of several inmate...
6 ACI staff members recovering after assault at medium security facility
CRANSTON – Six Adult Correctional Institutions staff members at the John J. Moran Medium Security Facility were injured Sunday when an inmate assaulted two...
New law: R.I. public colleges must plan for apprenticeships
A new state law requires public higher education institutions to establish ways of awarding academic credit to students who participate in registered apprenticeship programs.
“These...
Mass. man to serve 5 years in prison for manufacturing ghost...
PROVIDENCE – A Roxbury, Mass., man was sentenced to serve five years in state prison for manufacturing ghost guns inside a city apartment in...
Are proposed changes to Rhode Island’s state and congressional district maps...
Rhode Island’s Special Commission on Reapportionment on Jan. 12 approved new redistricting maps that would keep all 113 incumbent legislators in their existing districts.
The...
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