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Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers

Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.

Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing

Erin Smith's husband, Jeff Smith, died by suicide days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Woman sentenced over social worker stabbing

Fiyori Kesete attacked the victim without warning, stabbing her in the arms and head.

Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences

Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint former Tory justice secretary to lead a review of prison sentencing.

Killer's 'unduly lenient' jail sentence increased

John Paul Whitla was previously handed a minimum 15-year prison sentence for killing Nathan Gibson.

Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing

The request from George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney, could lead to Lyle and Erik Menendez being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Man Sentenced for Threatening Fani Willis With Racist Calls

Ms. Willis spoke of the fear she felt after a man made “vile” calls targeting her and another Black official in Georgia. The man was sentenced to almost two years in prison.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Call from Holly Newton's family to review domestic abuse law to be considered

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells the BBC it is an "extremely important issue" after 15-year-old Holly Newton's murder by her ex-boyfriend.

Pair sentenced for drug supply after teenager died

Lucy Hill, 16, died in December 2022 after taking MDMA and collapsing at a nightclub.

Miss Rwanda given suspended sentence for drink-driving

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Jailed teenager freed after appealing riot sentence

Dylan Willis, 18, had his 14 month sentence suspended for two years by Court of Appeal judges.

Medical worker sentenced in Ginsberg health data leak

A former health care worker who illegally leaked the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Trent Russell, 34, worked as the ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents

The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.

Why cellphone chats can be death sentences in cartel stronghold

If a person is traveling in a car with others, one bad phone contact or chat can get the whole group kidnapped, or killed.

Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German

Robert Telles, the Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.

Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers

A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman's fetus as her own stillborn baby.

Dennis Eckersley's daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case

A mother convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the New Hampshire woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022 has been handed a suspended sentence

Sports - ABC News - October 17

Teen given life sentence over school hammer attack

Two pupils and a housemaster at Blundell's School in Tiverton suffered serious injuries.

N.Y. Judge Reverses Quintuple Life Sentence and Frees Walter Johnson

Judge Frederic Block said his ideas about punishment had evolved since he sentenced Walter Johnson to five life terms in 1997. At age 90, he decided to take action.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman

A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

House arrest considered as alternative to jail in bid to ease prisons crisis

Major review of sentencing announced as 1,100 inmates are freed in latest phase of early release scheme

World - Financial Times - October 22

Peru Sentences Ex-Leader Toledo to Prison Over $35 Million Bribe

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Alexander Rodnyansky: Oscar-nominated producer sentenced to jail in Russia in absentia

The Ukrainian film producer behind Leviathan and Loveless was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A Moscow court has sentenced ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

EU unblocks funds for Slovakia after U-turn on fraud sentences

Reassurances by Bratislava on legal reform accepted after €800mn had been delayed over Brussels’ corruption concerns

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Human brain can process certain sentences in ‘blink of an eye’, says study

Researchers say findings differ from previous theories that words are understood one by one. Whether it is news headlines or WhatsApp messages, modern humans are inundated with short pieces of ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

British man sentenced in "catfishing" case behind U.S. girl's death

Alexander McCartney Northern Ireland has been sentenced to prison in the "U.K.'s largest catfishing case" after being accused of preying on thousands of victims online.

Tommy Robinson, U.K. Anti-immigrant Agitator, Jailed for Contempt of Court

The founder of the English Defence League was sentenced to 18 months for ignoring a court order to stop making false claims about a teenage Syrian refugee.

World - The New York Times - October 29

"Bob's Burgers" actor Jay Johnston to be sentenced for Jan. 6 riot conviction

Jay Johnston, who appeared on shows like "Bob's Burgers" and "Arrested Development," will be sentenced Monday after he was convicted of using a stolen shield to shove police who were protecting the ...

Comedian from 'Anchorman' and 'Mr. Show' sentenced in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Actor Jay Johnston, who had roles on "Bob's Burgers," "Anchorman" and "Mr. Show," was sentenced to prison for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Politics - NBC News - October 28

Newly freed Steve Bannon says time in prison 'empowered him'

Donald Trump adviser and rightwing podcast host Steve Bannon to be released from prison a week before the election.

Politics - NBC News - October 29

Steve Bannon released from prison after 4-month sentence

Firebrand rightwing influencer Steve Bannon served a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from a congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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