The Brief, 11/09/2009: What does the ban on indoor prostitution mean for RI?

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As you probably already know, the loophole for legalized indoor prostitution was closed last Tuesday when Governor Carcieri signed the bill brought to him by the General Assembly. Amy Kempe, a spokesperson for  the governor, says the ban was necessary because it reflected poorly on the state.
Kempe: “Rhode Island [...]

The Brief, 11/02/2009: Digging Deeper – Ban on indoor prostitution

“35 in the affirmative, 2 in the negative and the act passes.”
Street-walkers are banned under current law, but not indoor hookers. It’s the result of a legislative goof made about 30 years ago. The Rhode Island General Assembly in 1980, trying to crack down on outdoor solicitations, passed a law that was silent [...]

RI Senate votes 35-2 on the legislation banning indoor prostitution

The Rhode Island Senate, in a historic decision last night passed the legislation to outlaw indoor prostitution in the state. The bill, which passed in a 35-2 vote, will close a nearly 30-year-old legal loophole in the state’s prostitution law which made Rhode Island, the one of two states in the country where indoor prostitution [...]