Westerly man files lawsuit against R.I. D.O.C. officials over
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- A Westerly man has filed a federal lawsuit against officials from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, saying that they are violating his rights to religious freedom by repeatedly disciplining him for wearing a pagan hairstyle. Christopher Banks, 24, is being held at the ACI after admitting to abusing his girlfriend’s three-year-old daughter back in 2018. Banks
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Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Medical School
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Mountie files lawsuit against RCMP alleging 'malicious prosecution' after being cleared of misconduct
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Westerly leader Robert Ritacco charged with sexual assault
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Welcome RI Department of Labor & Training
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Rhode Island Archives, Page 225 of 437
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Las Vegas man arrested after Capitol riots: Time for people to 'rise and stand up' - Las Vegas Sun News
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Christopher Banks's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
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Vision Government Solutions
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Traitors Get Shot,' Wylie Man Who Was at Capitol Riot Threatened to Kill His Family: FBI – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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ACLU Defends Westerly Resident Sued by Fire District for Defending Public Access to the Shore
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ACLU Sues Rhode Island Prison Forbidding Native Prisoner from Wearing Apache Headband