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Legal executions were authorized in California in 1851 and added to the penal code in 1872, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Crystal Robbins, a program manager with San Diego Fire-Rescue who works with high users of emergency services, said the system sometimes struggles to handle cases like Ed’s where there is a relentless impact on family members, but for infractions that the penal code categorizes as minor.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
The legal system reduces real, lived experiences to dates and facts, checked boxes and penal code violations.
—Stephanie Decarolis, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The new penal code was approved by legislators and signed into law by President Luis Abinader.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Crystal Robbins, a program manager with San Diego Fire-Rescue who works with high users of emergency services, said the system sometimes struggles to handle cases like Ed’s where there is a relentless impact on family members, but for infractions that the penal code categorizes as minor.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
The legal system reduces real, lived experiences to dates and facts, checked boxes and penal code violations.
—Stephanie Decarolis, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The new penal code was approved by legislators and signed into law by President Luis Abinader.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for penal code
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“Penal code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20code. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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