Sentences with phrase «abuse in state prisons»

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Nassar, a former faculty member and physician at an on - campus clinic at Michigan State University was sentenced in February to up to 125 years in prison after some 200 young women testified about decades of abuse at his hands.

The New York Times: Priest Asks to Be Spared Prison Lawyers for Msgr. William J. Lynn of Philadelphia, the first senior official in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States to be convicted of failing to prevent child sex abuse by priests under his supervision, asked on Thursday that he be spared prison, arguing that a lengthy sentence «would be merely cruel and unusual.&Prison Lawyers for Msgr. William J. Lynn of Philadelphia, the first senior official in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States to be convicted of failing to prevent child sex abuse by priests under his supervision, asked on Thursday that he be spared prison, arguing that a lengthy sentence «would be merely cruel and unusual.&prison, arguing that a lengthy sentence «would be merely cruel and unusual.»

He was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for abusing gymnasts and other athletes at Michigan State under the guise of medical treatment for two decades.

The act stated that if any person or persons «shall wantonly and cruelly beat, abuse, or ill - treat any horse, mare, gelding, mule, ass, ox, cow, heifer, steer, sheep, or other cattle» they would be fined a sum «not exceeding five pounds, not less than ten shillings»; failure to pay the fine would result in a prison sentence of up to three months.

And republicans, in addition, are concerned about many other issues: the discrimination faced by the LGBT community, consumers at the mercy of retailers or companies, Internet users at the mercy of providers or regulatory states, children at the mercy of their parents or teachers, the elder at the mercy of younger disrespectful citizens, the kid being bullied by a classmate at school, the prisoner abused by his jail mates or by the prison authorities, etc..

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Seminerio to six years in prison Feb. 4 for abusing his power as a lawmaker and extorting money out of hospitals, nonprofits and other groups in exchange for lobbying state officials on their behalf.

At 10 a.m., a Long Island man seeking exoneration after he pleaded guilty as an 18 - year - old in 1988 to sexually abusing boys and served 13 years in prison, Jesse Friedman, attends oral arguments in a state appeals court hearing seeking Nassau County DA and police files in the case; 45 Monroe Pl., Brooklyn.

Silver, 72, is currently out on bail while he appeals his 12 - year prison sentence for abusing his lofty position in the State Senate to swindle millions in kickbacks and bribes.

Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell's threat came Wednesday as lawmakers launched a hearing into the operation of state prisons in the wake of the June escape of two killers from Clinton Correctional Facility, and allegations that prisoners have been abused and even murdered behind bars.

While the state inspector general's report detailed the factors that contributed to the escape from Clinton Correctional Facility last June, a new report from a prisoner advocacy group levels a number of abuse claims against staff at the maximum - security prison that allegedly occurred in the wake of the escape.

Dean G. Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader, was sentenced to five years in prison for abusing his office.

After being released from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in 2000 for drug charges, Downey joined the cast of the TV series Ally McBeal playing Calista Flockhart's love interest.

In 2009, the Justice Policy Institute noted that some states have begun to decrease the size of the prison population — thereby reducing spending — by providing community - based substance - abuse treatment programs, increasing rehabilitation efforts, improving parole mechanisms and services, and decriminalizing nonviolent offenses.105 States that intentionally decreased their prison populations saw crime decrease even faster than national averages.106 Other states should consider such restates have begun to decrease the size of the prison population — thereby reducing spending — by providing community - based substance - abuse treatment programs, increasing rehabilitation efforts, improving parole mechanisms and services, and decriminalizing nonviolent offenses.105 States that intentionally decreased their prison populations saw crime decrease even faster than national averages.106 Other states should consider such reStates that intentionally decreased their prison populations saw crime decrease even faster than national averages.106 Other states should consider such restates should consider such reforms.

Massachusetts currently has some of the most lenient fines in the nation for animal abuse and ranks behind many other states on prison time as well.

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Felony elder abuse is punishable by two to four years * in a California state prison, $ 10,000 in criminal fines, restitution to your elderly victim, formal probation, and successful completion of court - ordered treatment programs.

Not days after disgraced former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 175 years in prison for sexual abuse, a new report has found that the issue goes far...

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• 63 percent of teen suicides; • 70 percent of juveniles in state - operated institutions; • 71 percent of high school dropouts; • 75 percent of children in chemical abuse centers; • 85 percent of those in prison; • 85 percent of children who exhibit behavioral disorders; and • 90 percent of homeless and runaway children.