Judge Frank Caprio, who handed down compassion from the bench on the local television series “Caught in Providence,” earning himself and the show national attention, has died. He was 88. On Aug. 20, a post on his official Facebook page confirmed that Caprio “passed away peacefully” following a “long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

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.