Roberta Richman | |
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Born | 1941 |
Known for | painting, printmaking |
Roberta Richman is an artist, former corrections administrator, and founding member of the arts organization Hera Gallery located in Wakefield, Rhode Island. [1]
Richman is known as an advocate for prisoner reentry and reform of conditions for female offenders. [2] She worked in corrections for 33 years before retiring in 2012. She began coordinating arts programs for the incarcerated, and would eventually serve as warden of the Adult Correctional Institutions' Women's Facilities in Rhode Island for 10 years. She later served as Director of Rehabilitative Services. [3] In retirement, she continues to advocate for the rights of the incarcerated and currently serves on the board of directors at the Nonviolence Institute in Providence, Rhode Island. [4] She also serves as interim director and board member of Welcome House, an emergency shelter for people living in Washington County, Rhode Island. [5]
Roberta Richman is a printmaker and painter. [6] She studied printmaking at Indiana University, where she earned her MFA. She was one of the founding members of Hera Gallery a feminist art space in Wakefield, Rhode Island. She has served on the leadership of the organization since its inception in 1977. [1]
South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census. South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind New Shoreham, and the third largest town in Rhode Island by geographic land area, behind Exeter and Coventry.
Trinity Repertory Company is a non-profit regional theater located at 201 Washington Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The theater is a member of the League of Resident Theatres. Founded in 1963, the theater is "one of the most respected regional theatres in the country". Featuring the last longstanding Resident Acting Company in the U.S., Trinity Rep presents a balance of world premiere, contemporary, and classic works, including an annual production of A Christmas Carol, for an estimated annual audience of 110,000. In its 52-year history, the theater has produced nearly 67 world premieres, mounted national and international tours and, through its MFA program, trained hundreds of new actors and directors. Project Discovery, Trinity Rep's pioneering educational outreach program launched in 1966, annually introduces over 15,000 Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut high school students to live theater through matinees as well as in-school residencies and workshops. As of 2016, Trinity Rep's educational programs serve students in around 60% of Rhode Island schools, and it has a 9 million USD annual budget.
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Prostitution in Rhode Island was outlawed in 2009. On November 3, 2009, Republican Governor Donald Carcieri signed into law a bill which makes the buying and selling of sexual services a crime.
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