criminal
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The first was that a key witness, one who claimed he had heard Whitton confess to the crime while in prison, had lied to the court about having a criminal record.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Last week, police chiefs warned the criminal investigation into the Post Office scandal could be delayed by five years unless they received millions of pounds in extra funding.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
But enforcement of these laws has long occupied an unusual no-man’s-land in this country, scrambling the standard political lines around criminal justice.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
The attorney did not argue, as Grossman’s criminal lawyer did, that it was Erickson who hit the boys first.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Willingness to hire people with criminal records is greatest in construction or manufacturing—industries that require little customer contact—and weakest in retail trade and other service sector businesses.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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