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* Menopausal female offenders could be spared jail under new sentencing guidelines.<ref name="menoapuse">https://archive.is/z25iP</ref> | * Menopausal female offenders could be spared jail under new sentencing guidelines.<ref name="menoapuse">https://archive.is/z25iP</ref> | ||
* Judges need to take extra care in assessing the lives of offenders from specific backgrounds including young adults, women, people with dependants, people who are transgender, ethnic minorities or people with addictions, learning disabilities or mental disorders.<ref name="extracare">https://archive.is/JfIKX</ref> | * Judges need to take extra care in assessing the lives of offenders from specific backgrounds including young adults, women, people with dependants, people who are transgender, ethnic minorities or people with addictions, learning disabilities or mental disorders.<ref name="extracare">https://archive.is/JfIKX</ref> | ||
* Judges will be compelled to issue pre-sentence reports for women, transgender, neurodiverse, ethnic minorities and faith minority communities.<ref>https://archive.ph/HS4LT</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 4 June 2026
Stories
- Pregnant women and new mothers may get reduced sentences.[1]
- Menopausal female offenders could be spared jail under new sentencing guidelines.[2]
- Judges need to take extra care in assessing the lives of offenders from specific backgrounds including young adults, women, people with dependants, people who are transgender, ethnic minorities or people with addictions, learning disabilities or mental disorders.[3]
- Judges will be compelled to issue pre-sentence reports for women, transgender, neurodiverse, ethnic minorities and faith minority communities.[4]