News about Anatole France

For the first time, British courts have been urged to release lighter sentences on criminals from "deprived" or "difficult" backgrounds. A dozen suspected "mitigating reasons" that beaks should be considered sympathetically when sentencing socially homeless offenders, according to the Council's bizarre new guidelines. They include poverty, low educational attainment, unstable housing, and, eventually, the experience of discrimination. These execrable guidelines, which came into operation on Monday, were a disgrace, despite Justice Secretary Alex Chalk's warning that they are 'inaccurate.'