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ACI Inmate Charged Following Stabbing: Patch PM

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Brian Audette is accused of using a homemade knife to assault a fellow inmate at the ACI in Cranston.
Brian Audette is accused of using a homemade knife to assault a fellow inmate at the ACI in Cranston. (Rhode Island State Police)

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