Judges can impose solitary confinement for offenders skipping sentencing

Judges can impose solitary confinement for offenders skipping sentencing

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This decision comes after new measures grant judges the authority to impose harsher prison punishments on criminals who refuse to face victims' families during sentencing. The punishments include solitary confinement or loss of social visits, aiming to enforce accountability in the sentencing process.

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