Frank Caprio

Francesco Caprio (November 24, 1936 – August 20, 2025) was an American judge and politician who served as the chief judge of the municipal court of Providence, Rhode Island, and chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. His judicial work is televised on the program Caught in Providence. He has also made appearances in the series Parking Wars, adjudicating several cases of traffic violations.

In 2017, his videos in the courtroom went viral, with more than 15 million views. In 2022, views of Caught in Providence neared 500 million, and one video shared on Pulptastic had 43.6 million views on YouTube.

Caprio was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the second of the three sons of Antonio Caprio, an immigrant from Teano, Italy, and Filomena Caprio, an Italian American mother from Providence.

Illness and death
In December 2023, Caprio announced that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He finished his cancer treatment in May 2024.

Caprio died on August 20, 2025 at a hospital in Wakefield, Rhode Island at the age of 88.

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