Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio, whose empathy in court earned him fame, dies at 88

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of “Caught in Providence,” has died. He was 88.His official social media accounts said Wednesday that he “passed away peacefully” after “a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.”Caprio billed his courtroom as a place “where p...

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