Rhode Island receives over $1M federal grant for criminal record system upgrades

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 455

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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More than $1.1 million is headed to Rhode Island to help the state’s public safety agency modernize its criminal history record systems — the largest award the state has received through a federal crime statistics grant program in at least eight years.

Federal and state officials jointly announced Thursday that the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety has received a $1,121,422 award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) through its Bureau of Justice …

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