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Man Acquitted by Insanity in 2015 Child Killing Released After Serving Assault Term

Sentence credits plus a nonretroactive change in state law allowed his lawful release despite family and parole-board objections.

UK Raises Starting Term to 25 Years for Partner Homicides

India’s Criminal‑Law Overhaul Hits 70% Implementation but Regional Gaps Persist

Inquiry Finds Serious Dereliction of Duty by Garda in Kenneally Case

B.C. Review Board Grants Conditional Discharge to Man Found Not Criminally Responsible in 2008 Child Killings

German Cabinet Approves Major Overhaul of Human-Trafficking Laws

NYPD Reports Record-Low Murders and Major Crime Drop in April

Trump Attacks Van Jones, Claims He Delivered Votes for First Step Act

Court of Appeal to Review Gosport Funeral Directors’ Four-Year Terms

Harris County Jury Convicts Joshua Stewart of Capital Murder in Deputy’s 2022 Killing

Fachin Rebuts U.S. House Report Accusing Moraes of Censorship

Berlin Senate Files Bundesrat Bid to Reverse Burden of Proof on Unexplained Assets

Victoria to Ban Good-Character References in Sentencing This Year

Germany’s Justice Minister Rules Out Lowering Criminal Responsibility Below 14

Sentencing Act 2026 Toughens UK Motoring Penalties With Earned Release, Wider Tagging Powers

Federal Prison Population in Argentina Rises 4% to Five-Year High, PROCUVIN Says

Judge Detains 12-Year-Old in Seattle Amazon Fresh Screwdriver Assault Case

Pritzker Signs Illinois Clean Slate Act, Launching Automatic Sealing for Many Nonviolent Records

Judge Denies Bail for Baytown Student in Sterling High School Stabbing Case

Brazil Mandates DNA Profiling for Closed‑Regime Inmates Under New Law