3 d. ago Brit arrested in Bali pleads judges for leniency as prosecutors say they want to DROP drug charges that carry death sentence

Thomas Parker, from Cumbria, was arrested near Kuta beach in January after allegedly collecting a package from a taxi driver at a nearby street.

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4 d. ago Criminals face disruptive new punishments in plans for sentencing overhaul

A major sentencing review, due to be published this week, will recommend judges tailor punishments depending on the specific criminal’s life and what will be most disruptive

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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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week ago California judge resentences Menendez brothers to be eligible for parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez given 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole and giving them chance at freedomA California judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent nearly three decades in prison for the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, to be eligible for parole.Judge Michael Jesic shortens the brothers’ sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. They would still need approval from the state’s parole board to be released. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing begins after months of delays

LA judge to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get chance at freedom after serving 30 years for murderErik and Lyle Menendez returned to court on Tuesday for a long-awaited hearing where a Los Angeles judge will decide whether the brothers should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly three decades in prison for the double murder of their parents in 1989.The resentencing hearing, which is moving ahead after months of delays, is expected to last two days. If Judge Michael Jesic shortens their sentences, the brothers would still need approval from the state’s parole board to be released. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Awful final photo of autistic boy, 4, tortured to death by dad's girlfriend...as she turns on waterworks in court

The tears of Crystal Stephens, 48, didn't prevent a judge from sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the savage murder of little Brandon Steckler Jr.

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2 w. ago Labour's 'tough' punishments for convicts who refuse to face victims at court include... being banned from watching TV for six weeks

Labour's sanctions faced ridicule after it emerged the new punishments will be imposed for mere weeks.

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2 w. ago Ridicule as it emerges Labour's 'tough' punishments for convicts who refuse to face victims at court include... being banned from watching TV for six weeks

Labour's sanctions faced ridicule after it emerged the new punishments will be imposed for mere weeks.

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2 w. ago Blake Lively is criticised for impersonating a black woman in SNL skit three years before slave plantation wedding to Ryan Reynolds

The actress, 37, and her husband Ryan Reynolds are currently embroiled in a lawsuit with her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni after accusing him of sexual harassment.

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3 w. ago UN judge is jailed for six years after being convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken 'advantage of her status' over a Ugandan woman in the 'most egregious way', while she studied for a PhD in law at Oxford university .

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3 w. ago UN judge who kept young woman as slave while studying at Oxford learns her fate

Lydia Mugambe, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, told police she had "immunity" when she was arrested for forcing her victim to work unpaid as a maid and nanny

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3 w. ago UN judge jailed for more than six years for forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken ‘advantage of her status’ over the Ugandan woman in the ‘most egregious way’.

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3 w. ago UN judge to be sentenced after being convicted of forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe was found to have exploited her position over the Ugandan woman after a trial.

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3 w. ago Anne Robinson 'completely astonished' by experience in first TV return since Countdown exit

Former The Weakest Link host Anne Robinson has turned documentary maker for Channel 5 as the TV presenter looks at the justice system and how judges come up with prison sentences

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4 w. ago Woman killed man in unprovoked attack after asking to be sent back to hospital

Christina Howell stabbed Hubert Brown to death in a racist and unprovoked attack, the sentencing judge said.

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