probation
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It says it is increasing probation and community funding by £700m and making sure offenders who pose the greatest risk receive more face-to-face supervision.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Calese Crowder, 39, was taken into custody for violating terms of his probation from a previous arrest, authorities said, and awaits an undisclosed court date at Los Angeles Superior Court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
District Attorney Nathan Hochman launched an investigation using law-enforcement databases with records of virtually everyone the county had prosecuted since the 1960s, including juveniles whose files had been scrubbed from the probation department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He himself is out on probation for a harassment charge he garnered last year in a Steak ’n Shake, a business he is now permanently banned from entering.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
He had been hired while still on probation after doing time, and he was passionate about keeping young people out of prison.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
A trained barrister, he is a former solicitor general for England and Wales, and has been prisons and probations minister.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023
Documents may include formal accusations, which detail allegations of gross negligence and other violations; letters of reprimand; and disciplinary orders spelling out stipulated agreements, suspensions, revocations and probations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
Their protests earned them 12-month probations from the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2020
The terms of the probations haven’t been announced, however.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2015
To purify me the more from the mixture I might make of His gifts with my own self-love, He gave me interior probations, which were very heavy.
From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
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