convicted

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Some offenders already are barred, including those convicted of first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I saw one woman warning she had received a donation from a man in north Wales who she then found out was a convicted sex offender.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Fujimori, 51, appeals to the mixed legacy of her late father, who stabilized the economy and defeated a Maoist insurgency, but was convicted of corruption and crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The same month, a New York court convicted Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen, for his part in setting up a police station in New York on behalf of China, and obstructing justice by destroying evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A few years earlier, we won the release of Phillip Shaw, who was fourteen when he was improperly convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in Missouri.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson