“A London taxi driver jailed indefinitely for drugging and sexually assaulting female passengers in his black cab is launching an appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 15th June 2010
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“A teenager who raped two young boys has been sentenced to a community rehabilitation order, police said today.”
The Independent, 14th June 2010
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“Prison reformers today welcomed what appeared to be a major shift in the approach to penal policy outlined by the new justice secretary, Ken Clarke, over the weekend.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2010
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“A prolific offender who raped a woman in her Sheffield home in front of her young daughter 29 years ago has been given a 12th life sentence.”
BBC News, 10th June 2010
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“A former senior NHS manager who doctored invoices totalling more than £200,000 to pay for the running of her stud farm business was today [10th June] jailed for two years and nine months.”
The Independent, 10th June 2010
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“People convicted of knife-carrying offences are now less likely to go to jail, Ministry of Justice figures show.”
BBC News, 10th June 2010
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“The man who murdered Sarah Payne has had his 50-year jail term reduced by the high court in London today.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2010
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“Prison has no effect in stopping thousands of criminals reoffending and politicians should look again at whether it is a suitable punishment for minor crimes, the outgoing head of the prison service has said.”
The Independent, 9th June 2010
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“A ‘sexual predator’ who admitted a string of sexual assaults on woman was given an indeterminate jail sentence, police said.”
The Independent, 8th June 2010
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“A satellite TV installer was jailed for at least 22 years today (4 June) after being found guilty of murdering a prostitute when visiting her for sex.”
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The Independent, 4th June 2010
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“A police officer who showed a ‘cavalier disregard for the law’ when he repeatedly lied about a motoring offence was jailed today.”
The Independent, 3rd June 2010
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“Jim Watts, 57, a former disability bus driver, is serving a 12-and-a-half year jail sentence for sexually assaulting four severely mentally and physically disabled women.But there are serious concerns, raised by his legal team, that Watts, a married father of two, has been the victim of a gross miscarriage of justice, and that his case could serve as a significant deterrent to people thinking of working with severely disabled people.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2010
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“A soldier who owned an illegal breed of dog which attacked and killed his four-year-old nephew was jailed for four months today.”
The Independent, 1st June 2010
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“A Berkshire man who hired 23 illegal immigrants at a laundry in Hampshire has been jailed for a year for assisting unlawful immigration.”
BBC News, 28th May 2010
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“A solicitor has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years for hiring a hitman to murder his business partner.”
BBC News, 28th May 2010
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“Two nightclub doormen have been jailed for the manslaughter of a man who died after an attack in Shrewsbury.”
BBC News, 27th May 2010
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“A father from Bedfordshire who caused fractures to the bones of both his baby twins has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 27th May 2010
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“A horse trader who went on the run while awaiting sentence for what the RSPCA described as the worst case of animal cruelty it had even seen started an eight-month jail sentence today.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2010
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“A judge branded a man a ‘parent’s worst nightmare’ today as he jailed him for two-and-a-half years for making indecent images of children he met through internet chat sites aimed at teenagers.”
The Independent, 24th May 2010
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“A possessive husband was jailed for life today for killing his glamorous wife after she said she was leaving him to start a new life in Las Vegas.”
The Independent, 24th May 2010
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