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Saxony's Justice Minister Pushes for Clearer Legal Language
Saxony's Justice Minister Constanze Geiert is leading an initiative to simplify legal language in her ministry, addressing challenges in balancing precise legal definitions with everyday understanding and acknowledging the historical context of complex legal texts.
Saxony's Justice Minister Pushes for Clearer Legal Language
Saxony's Justice Minister Constanze Geiert is leading an initiative to simplify legal language in her ministry, addressing challenges in balancing precise legal definitions with everyday understanding and acknowledging the historical context of complex legal texts.
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4% Bias Score
France to Expedite Expulsion of Foreign Inmates to Alleviate Prison Overcrowding
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin's March 21st circular instructs identifying foreign inmates for expulsion to alleviate prison overcrowding (82,000 inmates for 62,000 spaces), focusing on conditional release and transfers with partner countries, targeting over 19,000 foreign inmates (24.5% of...
France to Expedite Expulsion of Foreign Inmates to Alleviate Prison Overcrowding
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin's March 21st circular instructs identifying foreign inmates for expulsion to alleviate prison overcrowding (82,000 inmates for 62,000 spaces), focusing on conditional release and transfers with partner countries, targeting over 19,000 foreign inmates (24.5% of...
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64% Bias Score
IPP Sentence Legacy Causes UK Prison Overcrowding and Mental Health Crisis
The UK's prison population is nearing pre-early release scheme levels, despite hundreds serving only 40% of their sentences; however, many on abolished IPP sentences remain imprisoned for years beyond minimum terms, causing mental health issues and prison overcrowding.
IPP Sentence Legacy Causes UK Prison Overcrowding and Mental Health Crisis
The UK's prison population is nearing pre-early release scheme levels, despite hundreds serving only 40% of their sentences; however, many on abolished IPP sentences remain imprisoned for years beyond minimum terms, causing mental health issues and prison overcrowding.
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60% Bias Score
Armenia: Proposed Change to Fine Collection Sparks Public Backlash
The Armenian Ministry of Justice proposes eliminating automatic stays on fines pending court appeals, requiring separate motions to halt execution, sparking public outrage and concerns about violating the presumption of innocence and harming businesses.
Armenia: Proposed Change to Fine Collection Sparks Public Backlash
The Armenian Ministry of Justice proposes eliminating automatic stays on fines pending court appeals, requiring separate motions to halt execution, sparking public outrage and concerns about violating the presumption of innocence and harming businesses.
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48% Bias Score
Baden-Württemberg SPD Proposes Ankle Monitors for Domestic Violence Perpetrators
The SPD in Baden-Württemberg proposes a law to allow ankle monitors for potential perpetrators of domestic violence and stalking, following a nearly 10 percent increase in domestic violence victims in 2023; the bill, mirroring successful models in other German states and Spain, aims for earlier poli...
Baden-Württemberg SPD Proposes Ankle Monitors for Domestic Violence Perpetrators
The SPD in Baden-Württemberg proposes a law to allow ankle monitors for potential perpetrators of domestic violence and stalking, following a nearly 10 percent increase in domestic violence victims in 2023; the bill, mirroring successful models in other German states and Spain, aims for earlier poli...
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44% Bias Score
France to House 200 Most Dangerous Criminals in High-Security Prisons
France will transfer 200 high-risk inmates, mostly drug traffickers and Islamist terrorists, to two newly secured prisons, Vendin-le-Vieil and Condé-sur-Sarthe, by October, following the escape of notorious drug trafficker Mohamed Amra.
France to House 200 Most Dangerous Criminals in High-Security Prisons
France will transfer 200 high-risk inmates, mostly drug traffickers and Islamist terrorists, to two newly secured prisons, Vendin-le-Vieil and Condé-sur-Sarthe, by October, following the escape of notorious drug trafficker Mohamed Amra.
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60% Bias Score
Dutch Public Prosecution Service Guideline Sparks Concerns Over Reduced Prison Sentences
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service's new guideline, encouraging more use of administrative penalties instead of court cases, has sparked controversy due to concerns about fewer prison sentences being demanded, despite the OM's claim it will lead to more convictions.
Dutch Public Prosecution Service Guideline Sparks Concerns Over Reduced Prison Sentences
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service's new guideline, encouraging more use of administrative penalties instead of court cases, has sparked controversy due to concerns about fewer prison sentences being demanded, despite the OM's claim it will lead to more convictions.
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52% Bias Score
Mexico Announces New Measures to Combat Disappearances After Ranch Discovery
The discovery of human remains and belongings at a ranch in Jalisco, Mexico, has prompted the government to announce new measures to combat disappearances, including unifying forensic records, improving identification techniques, and reforming laws to expedite investigations.
Mexico Announces New Measures to Combat Disappearances After Ranch Discovery
The discovery of human remains and belongings at a ranch in Jalisco, Mexico, has prompted the government to announce new measures to combat disappearances, including unifying forensic records, improving identification techniques, and reforming laws to expedite investigations.
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44% Bias Score
James Bulger Helpline Launched for Crime Victims
Denise Fergus, mother of murdered toddler James Bulger, launched James' Legacy Line, a helpline supporting crime victims, on March 16th, 2024, ahead of what would have been his 35th birthday, aiming to help families "struggling in silence".
James Bulger Helpline Launched for Crime Victims
Denise Fergus, mother of murdered toddler James Bulger, launched James' Legacy Line, a helpline supporting crime victims, on March 16th, 2024, ahead of what would have been his 35th birthday, aiming to help families "struggling in silence".
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60% Bias Score
France Announces Strengthened Anti-Mafia Strategy for Corsica
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin visited Corsica on February 27th, announcing a new anti-mafia strategy including a specialized unit in Bastia, additional investigators, and the removal of convicted nationalist militants from a terrorism database, following an 18-month process of requests by...
France Announces Strengthened Anti-Mafia Strategy for Corsica
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin visited Corsica on February 27th, announcing a new anti-mafia strategy including a specialized unit in Bastia, additional investigators, and the removal of convicted nationalist militants from a terrorism database, following an 18-month process of requests by...
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48% Bias Score
Adnan Syed Resentenced to Time Served in Hae Min Lee Murder Case
After a years-long legal battle fueled by the "Serial" podcast, Adnan Syed was resentenced on Thursday to time served plus five years probation for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, but his conviction remains in place.
Adnan Syed Resentenced to Time Served in Hae Min Lee Murder Case
After a years-long legal battle fueled by the "Serial" podcast, Adnan Syed was resentenced on Thursday to time served plus five years probation for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, but his conviction remains in place.
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40% Bias Score
Menendez Brothers Face Setback in Bid for Freedom
The Menendez brothers, serving life sentences for killing their parents, face opposition from the Los Angeles County District Attorney to their request for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence of childhood sexual abuse; however, they still have avenues for release through resentencing or c...
Menendez Brothers Face Setback in Bid for Freedom
The Menendez brothers, serving life sentences for killing their parents, face opposition from the Los Angeles County District Attorney to their request for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence of childhood sexual abuse; however, they still have avenues for release through resentencing or c...
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44% Bias Score
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