Bill to reduce maximum misdemeanor sentences by one day passes RI Senate

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 517

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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For the sixth consecutive year, the Rhode Island Senate passed legislation to reduce the maximum sentence for a misdemeanor crime by one day as a way to protect immigrants from being detained or removed from the country.

The bill sponsored by Sen. Jonathan Acosta, a Central Falls Democrat, was approved by the chamber Tuesday with a 33-5 vote. All four of the chamber’s Republicans and Sen. Leonidas Raptakis, a Coventry Democrat, voted against the …

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