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Victoria Proposing to Delay Immediate Prison Terms for Pregnant Offenders

Being pregnant, ill, young or Aboriginal are among the additional reasons judges in Victoria may be able to delay sentencing offenders to immediate imprisonment

May 13, 2024BY Rex Widerstrom

‘Military Boot Camps’ for Young Offenders to Be Operational by Mid-Year, NZ Government Pledges

'Boot camps' have come and gone for the past 53 years in New Zealand, and now the National ...

March 5, 2024BY Rex Widerstrom

Teen Sentenced to at Least 16 Years in Prison for Brutal Attack on Teacher in Nevada

A teenager was sentenced to 16 to 40 years in Nevada state prison on Wednesday after he pleaded ...

July 1, 2023BY Mimi Nguyen Ly

Labour’s Shadow Justice Minister Promises Minimum Sentence of Seven Years for Rapists

The opposition Labour Party has said it would introduce minimum sentences of seven years in prison for rape, ...

February 27, 2023BY Chris Summers

Child Welfare a Focus of Criminal Sentencing Review

The New South Wales (NSW) government will review sentencing and bail guidelines after an inquiry recommended taking children's ...

January 9, 2023BY AAP

Sentencing Hearing Begins for Dutch Man Convicted of Extorting BC Teen Amanda Todd

A sentencing hearing is expected to begin today for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing British Columbia ...

September 20, 2022BY The Canadian Press

Common Sense Should Prevail in Criminal Sentencing of Minorities

Kevin Morris, a 26-year old black man, was raised by a single mother in a tough Toronto neighbourhood. ...

September 16, 2019BY Barbara Kay