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

As Gov. Newsom said, if there are lawbreakers, let them be prosecuted.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

But he said he still prioritizes reducing the incarceration rate while also holding lawbreakers accountable and keeping crime low.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 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

The lawbreakers had no right to order them off the ground.

From Northern Diamonds by Pollock, Frank Lillie