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| R.I. wants limits on prison discrimination lawsuit |
| By providencejournal.com- Michelle R. Smith |
| Published: 08/06/2014 |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The state of Rhode Island asked a judge Tuesday to limit the scope of a lawsuit brought by federal authorities who say the Department of Corrections has been discriminating against black and Hispanic applicants to correctional officer jobs since 2000. The U.S. Department of Justice says in its lawsuit filed in February that the state’s written and video exams disproportionately screened out African-American and Hispanic applicants. From 2000 to 2011, the Justice Department said, about 63 percent of white applicants passed both the written and video exam to become an entry-level correctional officer, while 41 percent of black applicants passed both and 33 percent of Hispanic applicants passed both. The investigation into the department’s hiring practices began in 2009. Read More. |
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