offender
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Such orders are used to enforce restrictions on who an offender can have contact with, as well as their internet use or travel, but the judge said the draft order was too broad.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
There were 2,891 recalls because an offender faced further charges between January and March 2026, a 23% rise on the same period in 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Fifty years ago, the prevailing concept in the American criminal justice system was that everyone in the community is the victim when an offender commits a violent crime.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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 said the reforms were intended to improve the effectiveness of sentencing and the management of offenders in the community.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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
The government is set to release 5,000 offenders from October as part of new laws to create more space in overcrowded prisons.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There was some legal jargon, but I grasped this: She committed J.T. and Digger to the custody of juvenile services—to nine months in a forestry camp for juvenile offenders out in western Maryland.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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