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Smith said there had been mitigating factors and he had reduced the £1.853m fine by a third as the company had entered an early guilty plea.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Last year, then-acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress the agency had reduced the number of training days to 42.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The court then issued a related ruling in Rutherford that prisoners could not receive a reduction in sentence based on mandatory minimums that Congress had reduced after their conviction.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

An Amazon spokesman said that by the end of 2024, the company’s efforts had reduced carbon emissions per shipment by one-third from their 2019 levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Monroe County officials had reduced Myers's and Kelly's sentences in exchange for Myers's testimony against Walter.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson