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Jones said that the district has not followed the corrections education penal code, which requires colleges to adhere to specific requirements for their prison education programs.
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
And Texas state penal code deems any noise above 85 decibels unreasonable.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
Théo is past the age of consent, but the relationship is incestuous, legally speaking, thanks to a change in the French penal code in 2021.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Even the title's numbers worked against the fictional police precinct's cred by using a number from the California penal code section about murder.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2024
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
And Texas state penal code deems any noise above 85 decibels unreasonable.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
Théo is past the age of consent, but the relationship is incestuous, legally speaking, thanks to a change in the French penal code in 2021.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Even the title's numbers worked against the fictional police precinct's cred by using a number from the California penal code section about murder.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2024
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“Penal code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20code. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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