‘Prison doesn’t work’: Justice Secretary Ken Clarke sparks anger with … – Daily Mail

‘Prison doesn’t work’: Justice Secretary Ken Clarke sparks anger with … – Daily Mail

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Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke plans to reduce the length of time during which job applicants are legally required to disclose past criminal convictions. Prison sentences of up to six months would be spent after two years, compared with the current

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Conman jailed for tickets fraud – The Press Association

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Conman jailed for tickets fraud
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A serial conman with 30 previous convictions for fraud has been jailed for eight months at the Old Bailey. John Cardno, 28, from Edinburgh, was told by Judge John Bevan QC that he was close to being "a professional fraudsman". He was sentenced for one

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Pirate Bay and co-founder respond to Supreme Court decision – UNLIMITED CMU

Pirate Bay and co-founder respond to Supreme Court decision – UNLIMITED CMU

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As previously reported, two of The Pirate Bay's founders and a key funder were yesterday told they would not be allowed to appeal their convictions in Sweden's Supreme Court. That means that the prison sentences and damages ordered by a lower court and

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Teenage thug is jailed for breaching Gangbo – Evening Standard

Teenage thug is jailed for breaching Gangbo – Evening Standard

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Dylan Martin, 19, was sentenced to 15 months yesterday but his mother today claimed he was "victimised" by police and Enfield council. The civil injunction, a so-called "Gangbo", was enforced after the authorities had failed for years to curb Martin's

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No, Sweden Doesn’t Have Harsher Rape Laws Than The UK – Huffington Post UK

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Popular belief has, in recent years, regarded Sweden as a place where it's both easier to be convicted of rape and to receive harsher sentencing for sex crimes. Assange's first defence team, led by Mark Stephens, made an unwise attempt to project this

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Man whose Rottweilers mauled schoolgirl appeals conviction – stv.tv

Man whose Rottweilers mauled schoolgirl appeals conviction – stv.tv

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A man who was jailed after his pet Rottweilers escaped and mauled a ten-year-old girl is to appeal his sentence. Derek Adam's legal team has confirmed it will attempt to overturn his conviction and are in the process of preparing appeal papers.

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Father spared prison sentence after admitting assaulting his son, 13 – Keighley News

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Father spared prison sentence after admitting assaulting his son, 13
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By Keighley News reporter » A drunken father who seized his 13-year-old son by the scruff of the neck and banged his head repeatedly against a wall has been spared a jail sentence. The Keighley man, who cannot be named to protect the boy's identity,

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Judge praises police hero – Reading Post

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Judge praises police hero
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After three Appeal Court judges rejected 60-year-old Williams' pleas for a lighter sentence on January 20, Lady Justice Hallett praised the policeman's actions. The judge, sitting with Mr Justice Eady and Mr Justice Irwin, said: “If he has not been

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Residents tell of relief as Aisha Delaney banned from their sheltered housing … – This is Hull and East Riding

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Picture: Rob Stebbing She was also given a four-month suspended sentence for breaching a previous Asbo banning her from all communal areas, other people's rooms or from letting anyone into the council-owned complex. One resident, too frightened of

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Pensioner-robbing thug rugby tackled by good samaritan in the middle of a car park – Daily Mail

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A court heard his previous convictions included stealing three medals worth £600 from a war memorabilia stall in Loughborough. Mr Woodward added: 'You could tell the victim was in shock – she walked over to me while I was still sitting on top of him

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