The phrase "guilty people" refers to individuals who have done something wrong or committed a crime and are acknowledged as responsible for their actions. Full definition
If they let guilty people go they get blamed for the harm they do later. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Obviously it shouldn't be there to help guilty people, but of course those that are in the criminal business obviously knows how to use their rights to their advantage. (politics.stackexchange.com)
The gripping film The Unknown Girl shows us a world where guilty people are desperate for the freedom granted by confession. (firstthings.com)