The Sentencing Council for England and Wales released new sentencing guidelines Wednesday that tell judges to consider their racial bias prior to sentencing. The guidelines pertain to unlawful firearm ...

A fight is brewing in England over new sentencing guidelines that require judges to consider a criminal’s ethnicity and faith before deciding whether to sentence them to jail. The guidelines, critics ...

The justice secretary will be able to veto any new changes to sentencing guidelines proposed by an independent public body, the justice department has said. Shabana Mahmood said the change will "right ...

A convicted murderer who spent 27 years behind bars has been appointed to the Washington, D.C., prison sentencing commission that drafts and modifies criminal sentencing guidelines. Joel Castón, who ...

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The D.C. Council tabled a planned vote Tuesday to add a convicted murderer to the D.C. Sentencing Commission after concerns about the nomination were raised by the city’s top federal prosecutor.

Joel Castón being sworn is as an ANC commissioner in June 2021, before his release from prison. (Courtesy DC Department of Corrections) The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to appoint Joel Castón to its ...

Robert Jenrick will vow to abolish the Sentencing Council when he addresses the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday. The shadow justice secretary is expected to set out plans to put ministers in ...

Robert Jenrick will vow to abolish the Sentencing Council when he addresses the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday. The shadow justice secretary is expected to set out plans to put ministers in ...

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