34 h. ago Chemical castration for paedophiles and other sex offenders will be piloted in 20 prisons and could be made mandatory, Justice Secretary announces

Shabana Mahmood announced the move in the Commons after a sentencing review found the measure was 'worthwhile' as a way to reduce reoffending.

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44 h. ago Menendez brothers suffer crushing blow after murder sentences were reduced leading to hopes of parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole.

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson set to be released from prison after High Court reduces 18

Tommy Robinson is due to be released from prison within the next week after his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court was reduced by four months at the High Court today.

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson to be released from prison in days as sentence reduced

He was sentenced to 18-months in prison for contempt of court offences

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson set to be released from prison in days after sentence reduced

Robinson was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of a High Court injunction made in 2021.

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3 d. ago Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut

The far-right activist has had his sentence reduced by four months

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8 d. ago Burglar, 27, who murdered pensioner in his own home two days after release from prison in drug

Burglar Owen Blades, 27, has been jailed for life at Lincoln Crown Court for the murder of John Connolly, 69, in his own home just two days after his release from prison,

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligibleAfter months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.Their family and extensive network of supporters celebrated on Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Prisoners in England and Wales to earn early release under new plans

Sentences to be reduced by third for good behaviour and if work, training or education assignments completedPrisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released by the government to tackle the overcrowding in jails.Offenders in England and Wales will be able to earn early release if they complete work, training or education assignments and demonstrate good behaviour before being freed. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers eligible for parole as judge reduces life sentences

Los Angeles County judge reduces brothers' sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life

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9 d. ago The Menendez brothers had their sentences reduced. What's next?

The 1989 shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in Los Angeles gripped the nation

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers' reduced murder sentence offers chance at parole after decades in prison

The Menendez brothers have been resentenced to 50 years to life for the 1989 murder of their parents, after a judge ruled they were eligible for the possibility of parole

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers could walk free after sentence reduced to life with parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez, the infamous brothers convicted of brutally murdering their parents more than three decades ago, have had their sentences reduced — paving the way for a potential release after nearly 35 years behind bars.

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers who murdered their parents have their sentences slashed

Erik and Lyle Menendez, the infamous brothers convicted of brutally murdering their parents more than three decades ago, have had their sentences reduced today in Los Angeles

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers have sentenced reduced to 50 years in prison opening possibility for parole

The brothers appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, where Judge Michael Jesic reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers have murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by California state parole board

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers’ murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers’ chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by the California state parole board

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1 week ago Criminals will be freed after serving just one THIRD of their jail sentences under new plans set to be revealed

Labour's long-awaited sentencing review is expected to suggest the biggest-ever reductions in the time prisoners must serve, in exchange for good behaviour while they are behind bars.

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1 week ago LA judge to decide whether the Menendez brothers should be freed

A Los Angeles judge is set to listen to arguments this week over whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should receive reduced sentences

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1 week ago Burglar, 27, murdered pensioner, 69, in own home days after release from prison in cocaine

Owen Blades, 27, stabbed retired carer John Connolly with a knife he bought just a day after leaving jail.

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