Why Are So Many Immigrants Having Their Criminal Convictions Forgiven? Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. The new prison program aims to ___ former inmates and help them return to society.
  2. 5. After his release, he promised to ___ and never break the law again.
  3. 7. Some true crime podcasts truly show the ___ of a human soul.
  4. 8. Jason still had three years left to ___ when new evidence proved his innocence.
  5. 12. She was sentenced to community service after being caught ___ on New Year’s Eve: it was only one glass of champagne, but it was enough.
  6. 13. The teacher used her ___ to let the student retake the test.
Down
  1. 1. She was not ___ to entering Canada after having commited a crime in America.
  2. 3. This is his third ___, so the judge is unlikely to go easy on him.
  3. 4. Crimes involving ___ can affect someone's public status.
  4. 5. Despite his ___, he insisted he was innocent.
  5. 6. He faced charges of ___ after aggressively punching the law officer with a broken bottle.
  6. 9. The scholarship is awarded based on academic ___, not financial need.
  7. 10. The public is demanding more ___ in how government funds are spent.
  8. 11. The ___ of your sentence will depend on aggravating circumstances too.