offenders

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“I have worked extensively with issues of competency, insanity and mentally disordered offenders, requiring close collaboration with medical experts and careful application of nuanced legal standards,” he said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“We absolutely need a functioning immigration system that includes taking violent offenders off our streets to keep our communities safe,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The law since has been adjusted to allow courts to impose bail for repeat retail-theft offenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Lady Hood said the money should have been used to fund, for example, front line services but was instead distributed among the offenders and others.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

At the time of the hurricane, Marlin Gusman, sheriff of Orleans parish, knew that there was a chance that the Orleans Parish Prison, where most offenders were kept while awaiting trial, would flood.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers