probation

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Members of the trial team refused to sign paperwork allowing Kirk to plead to a lesser charge and serve probation instead of prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and one day in jail, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The former justice secretary also previously served as Welsh secretary, prisons and probation minister and solicitor general.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Before he left, he promised his probation officer he would stay out of trouble.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers