offenders

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Roosevelt directed Garfield to engage in a three-step campaign: Build a record against targeted companies; leak their worst offenses to the press to generate outrage; then press Congress for action against the offenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The operation also netted three registered sex offenders: Mark Tyler, 66, of Perris; Dustin Jenks, 56, of Palm Springs; and Anthony Ramirez, 39, of Nuevo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

Violent offenders outnumber drug offenders in our prison system by nearly 4 to 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

There was nothing official about that date, just a chance remark by Mrs. Floor to the effect that six months was the usual prison term for ration-card offenders.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom