Overview

• His family announced he died on August 20 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer at age 88.
• Hours before his death, he posted a hospital video saying he had suffered a setback and asked followers to remember him in their prayers.
• Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee ordered state flags to fly at half-staff, praising Caprio as a state treasure and a symbol of judicial empathy.
• Caprio served as Providence’s chief municipal judge from 1985 until his 2023 retirement, gaining worldwide recognition through Caught in Providence, which earned an Emmy nomination.
• His legacy includes scholarship funds such as the Antonio “Tup” Caprio Scholarship and widely shared cases like exonerating an elderly driver rushing his son to medical tests, with the municipal courtroom later renamed in his honor.