probation
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After serving 16-and-a-half months of his sentence, he was released on probation and has since been working to rebuild his life, which was recently the subject of BBC Three documentary The Trials of Pa Salieu.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But as applied to Ms. Chiles, it functions as a state control of what she may say, threatening therapists “with fines, probation, and the loss of their licenses simply for expressing a particular view.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Yet he was barred from suing, because he previously was given a $304 fine and probation for breaking the same city law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The other charges were dismissed and Paul, who was put on probation, submitted a plea of abeyance.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
But within a year, California probation authorities ordered him to return to Los Angeles because he was on probation following his adjudication as a ward of the court for a prior offense.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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