CRANSTON – The locks on some prison cell doors in Maximum Security at the Adult Correctional Institutions are malfunctioning, “a real significant problem,” says the head of the correctional officers’ ...

The deaths mark four within a week and come amid questions over the jail's safety and efforts to replace broken locks on cell doors. One inmate had a "mental status change" just after 6:45 p.m.

Sheriff Chris Amason answered The Frontier’s questions about reports of detainees being denied clean clothing, toilet paper ...