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fromNew York City, NY Patch
2 days ago

New York's Top Judge To Host Second Look Act Symposium In Brooklyn: Learn More

The Second Look Act aims to allow resentencing hearings for individuals after 10 years of their sentence.
Law
fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Dozens of Mass. convicted murderers have been granted parole, sparking backlash from prosecutors

Massachusetts released 39 convicted murderers after a 2024 ruling made those convicted under age 21 eligible for parole.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Killers who target police, prison and probation officers to get whole life orders

Killers who target current or former police, prison, and probation officers will receive whole life jail sentences under a law change.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
7 months ago

UN to investigate national scandal' of prisoners trapped on IPP jail terms

The United Nations will investigate whether Britain arbitrarily detains prisoners held indefinitely under abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Labour to abolish most short prison sentences in England and Wales

Government will abolish most short prison sentences, introduce an earned early-release model for fixed-term prisoners, and strengthen community punishments to prevent prison capacity crises.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
8 months ago

Pub and travel bans proposed in sentencing overhaul

Courts will gain power to impose travel, driving, venue and area bans along with other restrictions as tougher non-custodial sentences to deter reoffending.
Social justice
fromABA Journal
11 months ago

Supreme Court will consider whether federal courts can reduce sentences based on innocence claim

Supreme Court to consider potential innocence in sentencing reductions under First Step Act.
Case highlights conflict between compassion and legal strictures in sentencing.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
11 months ago

Lyn Ulbricht Launches MACS At The 2025 Bitcoin Conference To Fight Cruel Sentencing

Multiple thousands of people, many of them nonviolent like Ross, are serving extreme sentences-locked away for years, decades, even lifetimes.
Cryptocurrency
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Tories accuse Labour of decriminalising crimes' as plans to reduce sentencing announced UK politics live

Britain has seen a significant shift in its net migration figures, with an almost 50% fall in 2024, partly due to reductions in immigration from non-EU+ nationals.
UK politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
11 months ago

Philp: For Newsom, it's as if California voters never passed Prop. 36

Prop. 36's passage was a significant moment for California, offering a pathway to drug treatment for repeat offenders instead of simply incarceration.
SF politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Republican Texas is a surprising model for solving the UK's prison crisis but it just might work | Gaby Hinsliff

The debate on punishment for the Sycamore Gap tree destruction raises important questions about the prison system and rehabilitation.
Upcoming sentencing reforms may introduce alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenses.
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