Latest posts tagged with #Sentencing on Bluesky
31 months for Lucy Connolly, a suspended sentence for Huw Edwards, and the public asking whether sentencing still reflects harm.
Does justice in England and Wales still feel proportionate?
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#Justice #Sentencing #RuleOfLaw
If someone works, studies, completes treatment, and follows the rules, should that reduce their sentence?
That question is back in state legislatures across the country.
My latest:
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#BillTrack50 #JusticePolicy #Sentencing
Dennis Naroldol, 59, has been sentenced to four years in prison over the fatal stabbing of his wife outside the Darwin DoubleTree Hilton in 2023 and will be eligible for parole in two weeks after time served. #courts #domestic #violence #sentencing #stabbings
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⛓️ #Sentencing | 25-40 Years for UP Terrorism — A man convicted of a violent attack on an Upper Peninsula MSP post was sentenced to 25 to 40 years in prison for terrorism, assault with intent to murder, and arson. bit.ly/MyUPItani
US v Cardenas-Ramirez: #5thCir denies #rehearing, expresses concern about use of acquitted conduct in #sentencing, but concludes rehearing not warranted in this case #criminallaw #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/41xgzsi
Nine-year sentence leaves victim's mother demanding tougher road crime laws
#RoadSafety #NSW #JusticeSystem #Sentencing #AusNews
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A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars after pleading guilty to the assault and eventual death of his young child. #child #abuse #domestic #violence #sentencing #assault
In 2020, a German backpacker strangled a Tasmanian sex worker, then fled with her mobile phone and cash. His version of events was accepted by an Australian court, which jailed him for manslaughter. Now, German authorities are re-examining the case. #crime #law #justice #system #sentencing #courts
A man who was found guilty of domestic violence offences and who pleaded guilty to contempt of court for photographing the victim giving evidence has been jailed for more than four years. #courts #sentencing #crime #domestic #violence
DURHAM - Self-identified gay man reportedly felt rejected by LGBTQ+ community.
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#Cyberstalking #LGBTQSafety #RaleighDurham #JusticeServed #OnlineHarassment #LGBTQProtection #FBI #LegalJustice #CommunitySafety #Sentencing
An Adelaide man will serve a home detention sentence for an attack in the city's nightlife precinct that left his "off-guard" victim learning how to walk and eat independently again. #sentencing #courts #crime #assault
A District Court Judge has jailed a 25-year-old who "deliberately" ignored a stop sign and give way sign before colliding with a bus, killing his two passengers. #traffic #offences #courts #road #accidents #incidents #sentencing
A report submitted to the Scottish Sentencing Council was published last week: 'Exploring unwarranted #disparities in #sentencing in Scotland' www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/news-and-med...
Unfortunately, we could not access any data so the report only outlines potential research avenues.
South Australia's Attorney-General has applied to have convicted paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy jailed indefinitely. #sentencing #child #sexual #abuse #legal #profession #state #territory #government
The #Sentencing Academy explores changing sentencing trends over the last twenty years. #prisons #criminaljustice
Reo Te Whetu Marama Marsh, who was then 34 years old, was charged In November 2021 over Mary Benedito's death after she was found unresponsive in a Southport apartment. #courts #sentencing
A man has been spared jail time after his "substandard" driving resulted in a crash that caused the death of his passenger. #traffic #offences #courts #road #accidents #incidents #sentencing
The sentence of NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby has been extended on appeal, meaning he will serve two years in home detention. Danby hit two pedestrians with his car in June 2024, killing one. #courts #sentencing
The Prison Reform Trust has published a new #advice #guide on the #2026 #Sentencing Act aimed specifically at #prisoners and those supporting them.
A man who stabbed a police officer with a pair of scissors during a domestic violence call-out in regional Queensland has had his jail sentence increased. #courts #police #sentencing #domestic #violence
Four men who faced a retrial over the murder of Albanian refugee Urim Gjabri in Adelaide's north in 2018 are again jailed for life, with the judge saying their crime was motivated by "greed and [a] desire to rob him of the cannabis". #homicide #courts #refugees #sentencing
This national public attitudes survey on #sentencing was undertaken by @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social and academics Dr Rachel McPherson (Uni of Glasgow Law @uofgnews.bsky.social), Dr Ailbhe O'Loughlin (@uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social), and Prof Cyrus Tata (@lawstrath.bsky.social). [2/2].
#Law #CrimSky
⚖️ 🏴 👇 NEW national public attitudes survey of what Scots think about sentencing. It has sections on attitudes to community sentences, domestic abuse, sentencing people with mental health or developmental conditions, & media coverage of #sentencing
www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/news-and-med...
Preprint available here: jmpinasanchez.github.io/sentencing.h...
#sentencing #punitiveness #disparities
Katrina Munting speaks on 'good character' referrences for convicted offenders.
#childabuse #law #sentencing
#tasmania
A 33-year-old man has been jailed for more than eight years for raping a teenage girl who was in the care of South Australia's Department for Child Protection. #sexual #offences #sentencing #law #crime #justice #courts
LIVE: Hong Kong Secretary for Security speaks on Jimmy Lai’s sentencing
Secretary of Security Bureau of Hong Kong Chris Tang Ping-keung speaks to the media after tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in jail. #HongKong #Security #ChrisTang #JimmyLai #Sentencing #live #Reuters #News Keep up…
STV News story on our independent Sentencing & Penal Policy Commission report to reduce the prison population and change Scottish Justice.
It's heartening to see First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social call our work "well considered and thoughtful"
#Sentencing #Criminology
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