Sentences with phrase «increased prison sentence»

The House of Representatives, meanwhile, passed «Kate's Law,» which would increase prison sentences for immigrants who re-enter the U.S. after deportation.

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If implemented, these would increase maximum prison sentences to 14 years (from five) and introduce a new offence for keeping false books and records to cover up bribery.

When Martha Stewart emerged from her short prison sentence in 2005, it was to find that her fortune had increased by $ 200 million.

ICC stated: «In cases where a minor, a woman, or a person from the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe communities were involved, the prison sentence would increase to four years and the fine to 100,000 Rupees.»

Even his handling of the Nazanin Zaghari - Ratcliffe case, where his comments risked increasing a British citizen's prison sentence in Iran, didn't hinder his career.

A federal judge delayed sentencing of Edward Walsh, and set a date for a pre-sentencing hearing on whether new assertions by federal prosecutors are accurate and should potentially increase the prison time faced by the former Suffolk Conservative Party leader.

We need to make better use of prison and community sentences to punish offenders and improve public safety, while ensuring that sentencing supports our aims of improved rehabilitation and increased reparation to victims and society.

There will be a one - off increase in prison numbers as people serve their sentences.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos were each told by their judge during recent prison sentencing that their corrupt actions have increased public cynicism around state government.

Be careful — look at this YouGov poll which shows a majority of people would support renationalisation of the utilities, increasing the minimum wage to # 10 and the top rate of tax to 60 %... but also a total ban on immigration and benefits for anyone who turns down a job, making life mean life with no parole in prison sentences and stopping all international aid.

A federal judge Friday delayed sentencing of Edward Walsh, and set a date for a hearing on whether new assertions by federal prosecutors should potentially increase the prison time faced by the former Suffolk Conservative Party leader.

The second view that has held reform back is the idea that the only reliable way of cutting crime is to toughen sentencing and substantially increase the prison population.

New measures included in the Immigration Bill currently progressing through Parliament will make it easier to prosecute employers using illegal labour, increasing the maximum prison sentence to five years and with powers to close down businesses which continue to flout the rules.

Mr. Spota and members of several families, including a relative of Scott Wayte — the Brookhaven man who was struck and killed in 2012 while crossing East Main Street in downtown Riverhead — held a press conference in Hauppauge Tuesday, saying they want the state to increase the maxiumn sentence for fatal hit - and - run crimes from seven years to 15 years in prison.

Conservative candidates across the country promised in our election manifesto that we would be tough on crime, increase the prison population to 96,000 by 2014 and that «anyone convicted of a knife crime can expect to face a prison sentence.»

In fact, the study found that 15 percent of convicted offenders received a prison sentence in 1981, which increased to 20 percent in 1995, and reached nearly 30 percent in 2013.

We hope that these increased maximum prison sentences will deter those that wish to inflict such pain and suffering on cats in the future.»

[49][50][51] Although it claims that it has not lobbied for bills that extend or increase sentences for prisoners, for many years GEO Group participated in the task force of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that pushed bills that lengthened time in prison, such as so - called «truth - in - sentencing» and «three strikes» legislation, as models for states to adopt across the nation.

The headline points are: ● prolonged, persistent and deliberate bad driving and consumption of drink and drugs puts offenders in the most serious category with jail sentences of at least seven years; ● a combination of these features of dangerous driving accompanied by aggregating factors, such as a bad driving record, attracts sentences towards 14 years; ● careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs provides for a longer sentence, as the degree of intoxication increases; ● regarding mobile phones — an offender distracted by a handheld mobile phone when the offence was committed will be treated as particularly serious; ● reading or composing texts over a period of time at the wheel is also likely to result in a higher level of seriousness and offenders should serve up to seven years in prison.

The mean prison sentence imposed on convicted CSEC defendants increased by 99 % from 2004 to 2013, from 70 to 139 months.»

Your drivers licence will be immediately suspended for 90 days; If found guilty you will lose your driving privileges for at least one year and fined a minimum of $ 1000; If you have a previous conviction for a related offence you will be subject to a mandatory prison sentence, and your period of licence revocation will be greatly increased; You will only be permitted to drive with an interlock device installed, and you will be subject to the requirements of the Back on Track Program administered by the MTO; Your insurance premiums are likely to skyrocket - by as much as six-fold for the next 5 - 7 years The Impaired Driving provisions of the the Criminal Code are unique.

The trial judge can not increase the jury - recommended sentence of life in prison with a death penalty sentence.

He was convicted of 5 terrorism charges and sentenced to 10 1/2 years, however, the Ontario Court of Appeal later increased his sentence to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.

(Criminal Class C misdemeanors) are minor offenses and usually do not receive prison time unless there is a reason for offenders to have the sentences increased.

Petty misdemeanors (Criminal Class C misdemeanors) are minor offenses and usually do not receive prison time unless there is a reason for offenders to have the sentences increased.

The Respondent had a criminal record, which included two convictions in the prior ten years for predicate offences listed in s. 84 (5) that trigger the increased mandatory minimum prison sentence in s. 95 (2)(a)(ii).

«This growth is not a response to increasing crime rates, but a reliance on prisons and long mandatory sentences as the common response to crime.

However, the court underlined the evolution in European penal policy towards the increasing relative importance of the rehabilitative aim of imprisonment, particularly towards the end of a long prison sentence.

In addition, the maximum prison sentence for bid - rigging has been increased to 14 years (from the previous five years).