Tag: sentencing
9 months ago
inews.co.uk

Scots criticise 'lenient' sentencing for under-25s which let rapist escape jail term

One person said they were 'appalled' to learn that the policy had resulted in rapist Sean Hogg not being sent to jail

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over 1 year ago
thestar.com

Crown calls for maximum sentence in murder of TSN producer Jonathan Gayle-West

In a position defence lawyers called “unbelievable,” prosecutors are seeking a sentence equivalent to first-degree mu...

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over 1 year ago
thestar.com

Supreme Court upholds Harper-era limits on conditional sentences in narrow split decision

The minority justices issued a searing dissent condemning the laws as contributing to systemic discrimination against...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Former ‘Degrassi High’ actor sentenced to 7.5 years in child porn case; will be released on time ...

Jason (Byrd) Dickens was arrested in 2016 and pleaded guilty in 2018. He had been in custody until his release on bai...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Why some judges impose creative sentences like 'reading novels' to keep people out of trouble

This week, a judge at Leicester Crown Court challenged a man to stay out of trouble by swapping right-wing terror tex...

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almost 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Prioritise rehab and early intervention over tougher sentences on women, urges a charity boss

Figures show that nearly three in five women in prison have children under the age of 18

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almost 5 years ago
abcnews.go.com

Reuters journalists freed from Myanmar jail 'can't wait to go to my newsroom'

Two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for more than a year were freed Tuesday.

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almost 5 years ago
abcnews.go.com

4 Penn State fraternity brothers sentenced for pledge's hazing death

Four former Penn State University fraternity brothers have been sentenced in connection with the 2017 death of a pled...

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almost 5 years ago
abcnews.go.com

Doctors complete first living kidney transplant from one HIV-positive person to another

A team of doctors has performed a kidney transplant for the first time ever from one person living with HIV to another.

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over 6 years ago
abcnews.go.com

Teen who pleaded guilty in Slender Man stabbing case to remain in institutional care for 25 years...

A jury ruled in September that Anissa Weier, 15, was mentally ill during attack.

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over 6 years ago
abcnews.go.com

Teen who pleaded guilty in Slender Man stabbing case to remain in institutional care for 25 years...

A jury ruled in September that Anissa Weier, 15, was mentally ill during attack.

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