Proposal:Life Sentence For Drug-Induced Homicide

(Providence, RI)  --  Proposed legislation could lead to a life sentence for those convicted of a drug-induced homicide.  Current state law applies only to a minor who dies from an overdose.  If enacted, the legislation would be dubbed "Kristen's Law," honoring Kristen Coutu, who died from an overdose of pure fentanyl in 2015. 


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