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5 Nov 2007, 7:35 am
Hopefully, when Derderian is eligible for parole, the courts will grant his, as well. [read post]
It noted that Rhode Island General Law states that “the time between the release of the prisoner under the [parole] permit and the prisoner’s return to the [ACI] ... under order of the board shall not be considered as any part of the prisoner’s original sentence. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 9:53 am by CJLF Staff
Proposition 9, passed in 2008, did not guarantee parolees the right to present evidence at the hearings, allowed parole agents to testify about incriminating statements by witnesses who were not in court, required the state to provide lawyers only for parolees who appeared unable to defend themselves, and required the parole board to give more consideration to "the safety of victims and the public" than to the costs and burdens of imprisonment when deciding… [read post]
3 Sep 2009, 12:31 pm
Sometimes, you have to be tough to be humane.Harrop's home paper is the Providence Journal of Rhode Island, where she is a member of the editorial board. [read post]
8 Jan 2008, 6:45 am
It was a year where the momentum in the effort to pass legislation to require law enforcement to electronically record police interrogations slowed (only North Carolina enacted legislation, although California and Rhode Island again came close). [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 2:18 pm by CJLF Staff
Russell, a 58-year-old English professor at Community College of Rhode Island. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 1:51 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Although bills to legalize marijuana have a much tougher road, they have been introduced in eight states: Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont, representing a sea change in the way this country views marijuana use. [read post]
22 Sep 2014, 12:22 pm by Joe May
Rhode Island: “Violation found in 38 Studios lobbying case” by The Associated Press in the Boston Herald. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 1:29 pm by CJLF Staff
Governor John Kasich denied Baston's petition for clemency, after the Ohio Parole Board unanimously recommended against it. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 2:27 pm
Attorney and Rhode Island attorney general, commands respect on legal matters. [read post]
23 Dec 2021, 10:50 am by Dani Selby
Rhode Island and Idaho adopt compensation laws for exonerees Both Rhode Island and Idaho, two states which previously did not offer any compensation to wrongly convicted people, passed laws to address this injustice. [read post]
5 Jun 2011, 9:24 am by Tomassi Law Associates
He will be eligible to appear before the parole board after serving 15 percent of his sentence after recently adopted legislation designed to reduce prison overcrowding. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 11:48 am by Rekha Arulanantham
Rhode Island House and Senate committees recently considered SB 2253 and HB 7092, which would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 3:18 am
In Rhode Island, which is about to launch a GPS monitoring program, a private company has received a federal grant to pioneer a technology that is supposed to be far more accurate in tracking offenders.But even its many supporters caution that GPS technology should be used selectively, with the focus on offenders deemed most likely to commit new crimes. [read post]
1 Nov 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
People seeking a commutation or a pardon first must petition the Parole Board, which, in this capacity, sits as the Advisory Board of Pardons.The Board reviews those petitions and determines whether a petition warrants a hearing. [read post]
11 Aug 2007, 10:02 pm
Sogol and Rhode Island attorney Chris Little were unable to get money from the state for post-conviction tests, which could cost several thousand dollars. [read post]
7 Jul 2012, 2:07 pm by Eric
" * Search Engine Land: Rhode Island is getting a disproportionate share of Google's penalty in the illegal pharmaceuticals ads case. [read post]
17 Sep 2021, 1:06 pm by John Ross
For instance, inmates are allowed one delegate at parole hearings, and the delegate is not permitted to speak about a range of subjects (like an inmate's efforts at rehabilitation) that the parole board must consider when making its decision. [read post]
24 Feb 2008, 6:39 pm
"Sexual relationships between women and underage boys, whether becoming more common or not, shock many people more than news of men assaulting young girls because it's against the stereotype, said Frederic Reamer, a sociology professor at Rhode Island College and a member of that state's parole board. [read post]