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Beqa T., 49, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison in Estonia.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Justin Derek Jennings, 41, of Laguna Niguel was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison in connection to the incident on his birthday in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence, but federal Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced the attacker to eight years in prison, about what the defense sought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Pauken is scheduled to be sentenced on 1 September and faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

But this picture would wildly distort your understanding of the population that had been sentenced to prison during the past ten years.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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