probation

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It is regularly contacted by probation services requesting free sleeping bags and food parcels for those released from prison with nowhere to go.

From BBC

The actor, who also appeared in the 1996 comedy “First Kid,” was reportedly denied probation.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles resident Donald Jeffes, 41, was sentenced to two years of probation and 300 hours of community service Monday, according to the district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

The judge told both the probation service regarded them "as presenting a high risk to animals in the future".

From BBC

But late last year, Hochman dismissed charges against all except Little, whose case was reduced to a misdemeanor, for which he received 12 months of probation.

From Los Angeles Times