Day: May 23, 2025

Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive, with strikes hitting a hospital and forcing thousands more to flee.
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Elias Rodriguez, 31, was charged with killing Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside an event in Washington on Wednesday. He cited his support for Palestine as the motive.
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UK News: Justice secretary expected to back radical sentencing reforms, including use of libido-suppressing drugs in England and Wales

Shabana Mahmood, the lord chancellor, is considering mandatory chemical castration for the most serious sex offenders, according to government sources.

The minister’s department is planning to expand a pilot to 20 regions as part of a package of “radical” measures to free thousands of prisoners and ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.

Ensure custodial sentences under 12 months are only used in exceptional circumstances.

Extend suspended sentences to up to three years and encourage greater use of deferred sentences for low-risk offenders.

Give courts greater flexibility to use fines and ancillary orders like travel, driving and football bans.

Allow probation officers to adjust the level of supervision based on risk and compliance with licence conditions.

Expand specialist domestic abuse courts to improve support for victims.

Expand tagging for all perpetrators of violence against women and girls.

Improve training for practitioners and the judiciary on violence against women and girls.

Change the statutory purposes of sentencing so judges and magistrates must consider protecting victims as much as they consider punishment and rehabilitation when passing sentences. Continue reading…
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