offender
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Steven admits it wasn't easy for a young offender to start a new life but, after years of effort, he's about to graduate as a junior doctor.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
He says the Journal defamed him for reporting on a birthday letter with Mr. Trump’s signature sent in 2003 to sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
It follows a predictable pattern: deny the harm, attack the credibility of the person who named the harm, and reverse the roles of victim and offender.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Several other people have been arrested in connection with the incident, including two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, who have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Mr. McNamara, is this child your main offender, your chief suspect, or a recalcitrant informer?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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Extreme overcrowding, underfunding, corruption and mixing hardened criminals with minor offenders are some reasons Latin American prisons have become crime hubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Barnes said the department will cooperate with ICE to the extent the law allows to prevent serious criminal offenders from returning to communities they have preyed on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Sara explained she campaigned for the law - which came into effect in 2011 - as she found it unfair that sex offenders could serve their jail time and then be anonymous.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
"I have concluded that attempting to distinguish among crimes and offenders for clemency would inadvertently create two classes of murder victims -- those whose perpetrators deserve the death penalty and then the rest," Newsom said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Some states changed their statutes to create more hopeful sentences for child offenders.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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