Opponents of R.I. drug-sentencing bill plead for veto by Raimondo

"The bill in question — Kristen’s Law — would allow the possibility of a life sentence for anyone who sells, delivers or distributes an illegal drug that leads to a fatal overdose. The bill is named after Kristen Coutu, a 29-year old Cranston woman who died following an overdose of fentanyl-laced heroin in 2014. Coutu’s family has backed the bill."

Providence Journal

June 25, 2018