Judge sentences Black child, 10, to three months of probation for peeing in public | Mississippi | The Guardian

Senatobia police chief Richard Chandler said the child was not handcuffed, but his mother said he was put in a jail cell, according to NBCNews.com…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/14/black-child-urinating-mississippi-kobe-bryant-assignment-probation

Voter fraud at a GOP stronghold leads to another light sentence

Quite a few Republican voters were caught casting illegal ballots in the 2020 elections. In each case, judges didn't exactly throw the book at them...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/voter-fraud-gop-stronghold-leads-another-light-sentence-rcna68366

Matthew Michanowicz sentenced to probation for planting bombs at Pittsburgh protest - The Washington Post

"Michanowicz brought a backpack full of homemade Molotov cocktails to downtown Pittsburgh," Brady said. "He wasn't there to protest; he was there to engage in violent attacks."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/07/black-lives-matter-protest-bombs-pittsburgh/

Minor parole violations behind high rate of reincarceration | University of Michigan News

People convicted of felonies are more likely to return to prison if they are sentenced to prison rather than probation, according to a University of Michigan study.....
http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/25131-minor-parole-violations-behind-high-rate-of-reincarceration