offender
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"He was already an offender in the community," Taylor said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kozlowski's wife, Sandra Kozlowska, 38, also from Kirkby, was convicted of assisting an offender after she helped her husband to avoid suspicion by depositing money in bank accounts for him and lying to the police.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There are currently 100 artists participating from 37 prisons and young offender institutions across England and Wales and more than 1,500 pieces of art were waiting to be uploaded and sold online.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl then offering the offender a handshake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I suppose since I was the greatest offender, my pain and loss and humiliation should be in the brightest spotlight.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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Dismissal of the charges follows 51-year-old Vem Miller’s completion of a county program that allows first-time, low-level offenders to have their criminal charges dropped and arrest records sealed after completing a set of requirements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
"It's also about looking at how we manage our offenders, how we manage and prevent re-offending happening so that we can prevent people becoming victims in the first place."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Organisations representing victims of crime are concerned that the sex offenders and domestic abusers won't be excluded from the proposed changes.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their workload will increase substantially when more offenders - some of whom will have been convicted of violent offences - will be released months earlier than planned as part of the Sentencing Act.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In 2005, there were fewer than seventy-five juvenile offenders on death row when the Court banned the death penalty for kids.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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