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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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The law now says that judges should normally suspend such terms - meaning the offender won't go to prison unless they commit another crime.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Readings include a former president’s lecture about gender at Harvard, as well as the school’s own reports on its legacy of slavery and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to the university.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Senate nominee, Michael Whatley, for his ties to Harvey West Jr., a GOP donor and convicted sex offender whom Whatley repeatedly elevated to top posts within the state Republican Party.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

"It was an unregulated facility; it had faced administrative proceedings and fines since 2019, and was a repeat offender," the official, Jose Bravo, said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Schirach’s successor, Artur Axmann, was sentenced to thirty-nine months’ imprisonment as a major offender and fined 35,000 marks.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The government hopes - and this is the big bet - that if there is more community rehabilitation, more offenders can be kept out of jail.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Roy would use the city attorney’s role as the prosecutor of most misdemeanor crimes to funnel nonviolent offenders into diversion programs, such as mental health treatment or vocational training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But he said the justice system's biggest problem was the lack of support for offenders after they leave prison.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The office also can lift obstacles to building more affordable housing, while using its prosecutor role to shift many homeless offenders to diversion programs “rather than cycling people between jails and our streets,” Roy said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Young offenders, these reformers argued, were different from adults.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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