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Rhode Island’s Civil Death Law Bars Prisoners from Filing Lawsuits in State Court

Loaded on Jan. 8, 2020 by Dale Chappell published in Prison Legal News January, 2020, page 44
Location: Rhode Island.

by Dale Chappell

Most people have heard about the death penalty. But how many have heard of someone being declared “civilly dead” and stripped of their civil rights after receiving a life sentence, even if they are eligible for parole?

Welcome to Rhode Island, where the concept of “civil death” ...

 

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