Browsing: sentencing

Victims and bereaved families will be given six months to challenge “unduly lenient” sentences handed to criminals, under changes announced by David Lammy.Relatives of murder victims…

A Conservative plan to abolish the judge-led Sentencing Council and hand its powers to the Ministry of Justice has been described as “bonkers”, “unimplementable” and “potentially…

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced on Friday to 50 months in prison, following his conviction earlier this year on charges linked to transporting women for prostitution.Here’s…

Four months after she gave harrowing testimony at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial in New York, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura submitted a victim impact statement late Monday,…

The idea that naming and shaming offenders will “build confidence” in community sentences is beyond belief (Report, 26 September). I thought we had moved beyond the middle…