probation
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The intention to introduce "restriction zones" for violent offenders who leave prison and who are on probation was first announced by the government last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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
And those consequences tend to be mild: Several incidents in the Washington Post piece resulted in probation for offenders who used Flock inappropriately.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said "protecting the public is our top priority", adding it had invested in probation and hiring trainee officers.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
For those released on probation or parole, the risks are especially high.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
"We need make sure our communities are safe and criminals are taken back to prison when they break the terms of their probations," her eldest daughter Jess said.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
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
Some want uniform caps on probation terms and the Senate bill calls for such limits: three years for misdemeanors and five years for probations.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
Independently of the theory of Satanic intervention which the above details are adduced to disprove, they are very interesting in themselves, for the insight they give into the exact character of these terrible probations.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 by Various
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