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Flora Thompson

RARE PHOTOS: Judges handed more powers to punish killers absent from sentencing hearing | Vintage Vibes

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Judges are to get more powers to sanction killers who refuse to face victims’ families (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

Judges will be given more powers to banish killers to their cells and block prison visits if they refuse to face their victims’ families as they are sentenced.

The measures being laid in Parliament build on law changes which mean criminals can be ordered into the dock to face justice or be fined and jailed for another two years for contempt of court.

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