lawbreakers

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King County describes the diversions program as a way of “bypassing prosecution and jail time” and instead connecting lawbreakers with case managers, housing and other taxpayer-funded support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

This time, though, we know who the lawbreakers are, but at least initially, not their very human, messy motivations.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Newsom said he envisions a prison system that doesn’t just confine lawbreakers but better prepares them for reintegrating into communities after their release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Following years of overexploitation in the Amazon rainforest -- due mainly to illegal logging -- the government began to take tough countermeasures, introducing satellite surveillance and deploying the military to tackle lawbreakers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

What makes me mad," said Charley, "is our being kept from our honest beds while those rascally lawbreakers are sleeping soundly every night.

From Tales of the Fish Patrol by Varian, George