Department of Corrections Director Wayne Salisbury Jr. is resigning, the department confirmed on Friday, April 24. "It is with a heavy heart that I have made the decision to move on to my next ...
Sarah Jane Cavanaugh claimed she had been assaulted in prison. She is slated to be released in August.
A Rhode Island woman who was convicted in a stolen valor case has been denied early release from prison. In 2023, Sarah ...
A federal appeals court ruled against Rhode Island prison administrators for holding a man in solitary confinement for over a year. The ruling allows the inmate's lawsuit alleging cruel and unusual ...
A judge ruled April 30 that a Rhode Island prison could not stop a Native American inmate from wearing a religious headband, according to court documents. Screengrab from the complaint A prison that ...
The Rhode Island Department of Corrections settled a lawsuit with a man who was denied the right to wear a Native American headband. Wolf Pawochawog-Mequinosh claimed the denial violated his religious ...
Wall held top posts in the state prison system for more than 30 years before stepping down in 2018.
Rhode Island's Department of Corrections Director Wayne Salisbury is resigning after a tenure marked by conflict with the correctional officers' union.