Despite Public Outcry, Legal Guidelines Suggesting Harsher Jail Sentences for White Criminals Set To Take Effect in Britain

The Sentencing Council may, however, cave to the pressure and suspend the guidelines after previously refusing to do so.

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The Royal Courts of Justice at London. AP/Alberto Pezzali

A controversial set of new sentencing guidelines for convicted criminals in England, one which critics say would lead to ethnic minorities and women getting more lenient sentences for crimes than white males and Christians, could be blocked by Parliament. 

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