((PKG)  JUDGE CAPRIO 
((Banner: Finally, Just Justice))
((Reporter/Camera:  Yahya Barzinji))
((Camera:  Kostiantyn Golubchyk))
((Adapted by:  Martin Secrest))
((Language Service:  Kurdish))
((Map:  Providence, Rhode Island))
((Main characters:  1 male))
((Secondary characters: 2 females))

Courtesy:  Caught in Providence (all courtroom video) – but can use graphic already in 
lower third where needed
((:01 BANNER: Providence Municipal Court))
 
((Judge Frank Caprio, Chief Municipal Judge, Providence))
“A courtroom is a very intimidating experience. There's an oak-paneled courtroom. 
There are flags up on the bench. There’s a judge with a robe. Police officers with guns. 
It's intimidating. I am there to do justice and I am there to do justice with understanding, 
compassion and fairness.”
 
((:29 BANNER:  Judge Caprio appears in his court on syndicated television and social 
media. ))
 
Courtesy: Caught in Providence
 
((Judge Frank Caprio, Chief Municipal Judge, Providence))
“And now you have four parking tickets …”
 ((Woman))
“Are you talking about the most recent one? The one on the …”
 ((Judge Frank Caprio))
“On the Nissan …”
 ((Woman))
“Yeah, the one on 11-1, I went to Social Security because they had cut my check 
because my son was recently killed last year. So, they cut my check because he had 
owed money.”
((Judge Caprio))
“Who?”
 ((Woman))
“My son was killed, March of last year, right? So I was his rep-payee. So, they took my 
money because he had owed money. So, I had to go to Social Security to fix that 
matter. When I came out, my, I had a ticket.”
 ((Judge Frank Caprio))
“You know, the horrific story that you just told us relative to your son. I don't think 
anyone in their lifetime would ever want to experience that, so.”
((Woman))
 “It’s the worst feeling in the world. I feel so empty.”
((Judge Frank Caprio))
“I'm going to reduce this to 50 dollars. How much time do you need to pay it?”
((Woman))
“I have it on me now.”
((Judge Frank Caprio))
 “Alright. That's not going to leave you without any money, is it?”
((Woman))
 “I'll leave here with five dollars. Thank you, your honor.”
((Woman))
 “Thank you.”
((Judge Caprio))
“Alright. With our best wishes and hope that things turn around good for you. OK, good 
luck to you.
Good luck.”
((Judge Frank Caprio, Chief Municipal Judge, Providence))
“We've been on the bench for over 30 years. For 25 years, we were on television just in 
Rhode Island.
That's it. I get letters every day, people sending me letters saying,’Please continue to 
treat people with understanding and compassion.’  And many people, because of my 
treatment of people who come before my court, send money to my court saying, ‘Please 
use this to help someone else.’”
 
Courtesy: Caught in Providence
 
((Judge Caprio))
“I have a letter from a woman named Angie Chesser. And she said, ‘I got a small bonus 
where I work, and I would like to donate 100 dollars to help somebody else.’ And she 
sent, actually sent cash, so we're going to use this to help pay for your fine. What do 
you say about that?”
((Woman))
“I’m speechless.”
((Judge Caprio))
“It says that there an awful lot of kind …”
((Woman))
“Thank you.”
((Judge Caprio))
“…wonderful people in life.”
((Judge Frank Caprio, Chief Municipal Judge, Providence))
“Many times, even though I am helping people, the city is still getting money, because I 
have people from all over the world. I have people from Iraq who sent money, people 
from France, from Italy, from China, from Russia, all over the world, and the United 
States. (They) send in checks saying, ‘Please use this to help someone else.’  So we 
have touched the heart of people all over the world.”
((NATS))
Judge Caprio: “32 dollars (laughs)! 32 dollars.”))
((Judge Frank Caprio, Chief Municipal Judge, Providence))
“My father was an immigrant from Italy. We were very poor. We had very little material 
things, but we had a great deal of love in our house. And my dad's vision was always 
that life would be better for his children. Maybe I climbed the ladder of success. It is not 
enough to climb the ladder of success.
The key is to leave the ladder down so that others can climb the ladder too.”
 
Courtesy: Caught in Providence
 
((Judge Caprio))
“Don't get any more tickets, OK? God love you. Good luck. Thank you so much, you 
two. (Woman: Absolutely.) That's just wonderful.”