Irish Examiner on MSN.com · 3dShort term prison sentences for violent crimes 'a waste of time'
Experiencing the criminal justice system first hand has motivated Eileen and Pat O’Neill to call for reform in sentencing for violent crime
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WRAL · 17dMan who assaulted police officer, chaplain, sentenced to less than a year in prison
A Durham man who assaulted a police officer and an emergency chaplain in 2023 was sentenced in March to 270 days behind bars.
Astonishingly short sentence handed to driver who killed beloved straight-A student, 16
Our family's worst nightmare had just happened. Our lifetime sentence had just started.' 'That was the day our family's vibrant sunflower was picked from this Earth and sent on a voyage to the ...
MMA Junkie on MSN.com · 8hFormer UFC signee Pietro Menga sentenced to 15 years in jail
Former UFC signee Pietro Menga has been sentenced to serve 15-and-a-half years in a British jail. Menga, 37, was arrested in January 2024 for his actions in what Greater Manchester Police (GMP) call a "lucrative job as a middleman for an organized crime group,
The Land of Short Sentences
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Sky News on MSN.com · 14dFewer criminals set to be jailed, as prisons in England and Wales struggle with overcrowding
Sky News understands an independent policy review will suggest restricting the use of short sentences, deploying alternatives to custody and imprisoning fewer women.
Killers could serve shorter jail terms for good behaviour in radical overhaul of sentencing, justice minister signals
“Short sentence reform on its own isn’t going to be enough. We are already over 99 per cent capacity and we are filling prison spaces as fast as we can build them and we know already we cannot ...
Nottinghamshire Live on MSN.com · Jan 30, 2025'We need to scrap short sentences' says reformed convict ahead of ITV documentary Prisons: On the Brink?
The programme looks to give a 'balanced exploration' of the criminal justice system 'without sensationalising it'
Sentence variety
How can you create a balance between short and long sentences, and how does that change the flow of ideas in your writing? This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous.
The Menendez brothers’ bid for a shorter sentence and possible release is delayed again
The resentencing hearings, which were supposed to take place Thursday and Friday, center on whether the brothers have been rehabilitated in prison and deserve a lesser sentence that could make them eligible for release. Former Los Angeles County District ...
Presumption against short term jail sentences 'failing'
despite the government's presumption against short sentences. At this point, prisoners could also be released after serving up to 50% of their sentence - but this has now been changed to 40% to ...