Sentences with phrase «longer jail terms»

The new Liberal government has already expressed a desire to revisit this controversial approach to sentencing though unwinding laws that guarantee longer jail terms for gun crimes and child abusers may prove an unpopular move even to Trudeau's broad base of supporters.

Kenya has imposed stiffer penalties - longer jail terms and bigger fines - for wildlife poaching or trafficking, saying poaching is harming tourism, a major earner of foreign exchange.

«Practitioners of Falun Gong, as well as other Buddhist, folk religionist, and Protestant groups deemed «superstitious» or «evil cults» face long jail terms, forced denunciations of faith and torture in detention, and the government has not sufficiently answered accusations of psychiatric experimentation and organ harvesting.»

Obviously referring to Buhari, Adesanmi said, «You had only one job to do and you failed: long jail term for the corrupt [persons] from the PDP and within your own party [APC].»

This is one of the longest jail terms in Canadian history for violating workplace safety legislation.

Not exact matches

In September, Shrem agreed to a forefeiture of $ 950,000 as part of a plea bargain that would provide a jail term of up to 60 months, three years longer than the sentence he received today.

If he were a wealthy white man he wouldn't have sweated out six months in the county jail worrying about a long term in the penitentiary.

Alcoholism is not caused because by child abusers, who are not sentenced to the longest possible jail terms.

The state is placing inmates in this position, waving a 30 - day «get out of jail free» card as a temporary reward for a long - term or permanent decision.

We would have to do capital improvements on our current jail and we would have to maintain all of the corrections officers that we have now resulting in actually paying more money in the long term than if we did not bond out,» says Borchert.

Akinrinade while delivering the 50th Year Memorial Lecture in honour of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, last Premier of defunct Western Region and the 13th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, at the Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan, noted that in as much as arresting, prosecuting and jailing of offenders can not be discarded as a means of tackling corruption and deterring others, «it is time we explored building the structures for a sustainable long term response that will transcend regimes and administrations in the country».

Former Texas Republican Rep. Tom DeLay was sentenced to a three - year jail term today for illegally funneling corporate money into Texas state House races, a ruling that ends a near - decade long legal and political battle for the former House majority leader.

Mr Grieve said: «Conservatives would deploy more police on the streets to catch and deter violent offenders, ensure more prison places so that serious violent offenders who should be in jail are in jail and tackle the long term causes of crime which lead to so much tragic violence.»

Armor also had said Tuesday it would work with county officials to guarantee a «seamless transition» to a new jail health care provider «as long as all parties adhere to the contractual terms of the current contract.»

His jail sentence drives his long - term girlfriend Janet (Kathryn Hahn) to break up with him, forcing Ned to live with his mother (Shirley Knight) in Long Isllong - term girlfriend Janet (Kathryn Hahn) to break up with him, forcing Ned to live with his mother (Shirley Knight) in Long IslLong Island.

So, a flexible range of possible due dates allows you to request long - term, normal or urgent work, depending on your individual needs... The United States is cited for mistreatment of prisoners in some jails.

• # 4 s being done in by a major crisis - divorce, unemployment, uninsured death, jail, accident, injury, lawsuit, or not having adequate health, disability, or long - term care (AKA nursing home) insurance.

• # 4 is being done in by a major crisis - divorce, unemployment, uninsured death, jail, accident, injury, lawsuit, or not having adequate health, disability, or long - term care (AKA nursing home) insurance.

Shelters should be short - term foster homes rather than a long - term jail sentence for companion animals.»

Ajoy Gosh was one example of a long term undertrial prisoner, jailed in 1962 only to languish for the next four decades as he was certified unfit to stand trial after being arrested for the murder of his brother.

Since DWI / DUI consequences can be severe, up to and including jail time for DWI, large financial penalties, civil lawsuits and long - term employment difficulties, it is advisable to contact an attorney as soon as possible to make sure your rights and interests are protected.

As such, the Isnor case differs from New Mex, in that a jail term was imposed on an individual with a long list of prior convictions that had not been deterred by earlier penalties imposed on him.

The penalties for these crimes range from fines to a relatively short jail sentence to a felony record and a long prison term.

If convicted, a person may face harsh penalties such as large monetary fines, victim restitution, a long term jail or prison sentence and more.

Since most jails are focused on short - term imprisonment, they are small in nature and lack the resources and facilities commonly associated or required for longer detainment.

The Court was successfully prevailed upon to discount the jail terms by one third due to the long passage of time between commission and trial.

In most cases, an individual who is convicted with DUI offense will face longer periods of driver's license suspension, extended term in DUI School and longer period of time in jail.

His initial five - year jail term was the longest given to any top executive at a South Korean conglomerate.

Examining comorbidity is critical because it is so prevalent among juveniles in the general population, 69,70 adult jail detainees, 71 and adults who have high arrest rates, such as substance abusers, 72 young, long - term psychiatric patients, 73 and homeless, mentally ill persons.74 Moreover, studies71 of adults suggest that juveniles with comorbid disorders may be especially vulnerable to arrest, particularly if they are poor and can not afford treatment.

Over the decades, government officials, judges and medical professionals have engaged in unjust practices including forced sterilization of women deemed «unfit» to have children, offers of financial incentives to welfare recipients who use long - term or permanent contraception, and reductions in jail time for offenders who agree to use contraception.