Sentences with phrase «of years behind bars»

Jail sentences for certain of these drug offences can climb into high single digit years and even double digits of years behind bars.

The judge prescribed a specific number of years behind bars and, as a gesture of goodwill, promised to reduce the number if he behaved himself.

Not exact matches

Notably, one of the drivers whose criminal record went undetected was a convicted murderer who spent 26 years behind bars.

With more than 40 years of experience helping restore men and women behind bars, Prison Fellowship advocates for federal and state criminal justice reforms that transform those responsible for crime, validate victims, and encourage communities to play a role in creating a safe, redemptive, and just society.

On Wednesday, their hopes were realized when Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were escorted out of Evin prison in Tehran after more than two years behind bars.

Some legislation, a Const.itutional Amendment, proper regulations in the right places, and a great number of vicious criminals put behind bars, and you'd be amazed at the changes we could see within a week, month, or year.

i have a painting at home which i did 5 or 6 years ago of a figure standing behind golden bars of light the painting depicts i mysef as christ bringing to surface the ideas of cosmic conciousness to to the world around us there is great symmetry in the simplicity of both paintings if christ was alive today he might well be looking at the world though caged iron bars

A few months ago, we shared the story of Ricky Jackson — a Cleveland man who spent 39 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit.

The vicar of St Thomas Church, Rev Ian Dyble, told Premier that he got the idea when he saw another vicar behind a bar several years ago.

Published on her website, goop, the dessert consists of chocolate wafers and whipped cream — and brings to mind 73 - year - old Stewart's 2004 stint behind bars (and then under house arrest) for insider trading.

Paul came up through the ranks of bartending before the craft cocktail revival, and spent nineteen years working behind bars in Houston and Las Vegas before arriving in Chicago in 2008.

As part of the Dynamic Duos event series, Mandarine Napoléon brand owner and 11th generation De Kuyper, Marc De Kuyper, will join forces with none other than Tales of The Cocktail Founders Ann and Paul Tuennerman behind the bar to craft delicious Mandarine Napoléon cocktails at the Napoleon House, a 200 - year - old New Orleans landmark.

Bar - S, the brand behind America's # 1 selling franks for 12 years in a row, today announced an annual partnership with No Kid Hungry in honor of Hunger Awareness Month this September.

Only so much, because after the second or third cup Brennan or myself or Patsy behind the bar is going to suggest stiffening it up with a little of the John Jameson 15 - year - old special, and that would be the end of the morning's bass fishing.

Shirley Huntley was sentenced to a year and a day behind bars for stealing from a nonprofit she ran, which was below the guideline sentence of 18 to 24 months.

``... They were low - level fighters with no operational functionality in Al - Qaeda... to put it in simple terms, they were foot soldiers of AI Qaeda... captured in the early days and put behind bars for 14 years,» she explained.

David Sweat, who escaped from Cinton Correctional Facility in 2015 and was recaptured, is hoping to marry his girlfriend — the mother of a 6 - year - old girl she brings to visit her prisoner boyfriend — behind bars even though the couple will never be able to live as man and wife.

Instead, he faces up to one year behind bars following his conviction on two counts of criminal mischief in the 4th degree, Class A misdemeanors.

If convicted of all the charges, she could face up to 60 years behind bars, according to court documents.

Why is he still stuck behind bars in a place that most of the general public probably imagines was closed down years ago?

A year ago, John Katko of Camillus was a federal prosecutor, putting criminals behind bars.

Lopez Rivera — who did 35 years behind bars for his ties to the Puerto Rican terror group FALN — was on the first float out of the gate at the Manhattan parade, and speaker pal Melissa Mark - Viverito hopped on to join him at 62nd Street.

The boat's driver, who had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to two years behind bars.

This would be a 25 - year sentence on top of that, so clearly the judge meant that this individual was to stay behind bars for the rest of his life.»

by Ana Lopez Prominent supporters of imprisoned Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar López Rivera, who turned 74 years old last week in his thirty - fifth year behind bars, will deliver 100,000 petitions to the White House this afternoon, Wednesday, January 11.

He recalled former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara «s lawsuit against the city for the abusive conditions at the jail, the city's subsequent acceptance of a federal monitor and the plight of youths like Kalief Browder who found themselves unable to afford bail and held behind bars for months, even years, awaiting trial.

The feds had asked Karas to hand Halloran a sentence of 12 1/2 to 15 1/2 years behind bars.

Two - fifths of those behind bars have a reading age of an 11 - year - old, 59 % regularly truanted from school and 42 % were expelled.

«New York State currently spends $ 60,000 per year on every prisoner in our system, and those who leave have a 40 percent chance of ending up back behind bars.

The charges carry a maximum of 130 years behind bars, though Silver is expected to face significantly less.

Thousands of inmates like him each year stay clean behind bars, but the county correctional system doesn't link them to any addiction treatment once they are released from the downtown Holding Center or the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden.

Sampson, 47, was released Monday on $ 250,000 bond after prosecutors told a judge they already offered him a plea deal that could him behind bars for a maximum of about four years if he pleads guilty to the top embezzlement count and a lesser charge in a nine - count indictment.

Bharara's biggest Wall Street takedown came in 2011, when a two - year investigation of hedge - fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam culminated with the Galleon Group founder being forced to pay $ 150 million and spend 11 years behind bars.

Akeem's younger brother Kalief, who killed himself in 2015 at the age of 22, was held behind bars on Rikers Island for three years without a trial after he was accused of stealing a backpack.

John Herrle will spend the next 1 1/3 to 4 years behind bars after he mistakenly gave his girlfriend, Janice Pasternak, fentanyl instead of cocaine in September of...

Silver, who faces 100 years behind bars during his May 3 sentencing, hoped to argue that he should get a lighter sentence because of his high moral character.

(The longest one the government cited was the 14 years behind bars given to former Democratic assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr.) Sentencing guidelines recommended a term of roughly between 22 and 27 years, but Judge Valerie Caproni said a sentence in that range would be «draconian and unjust» given 71 - year - old Silver's age.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a backroom master whose name was synonymous with political power in New York for a generation, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, destined to take his place atop the state's crowded lineup of crooked politicians behind bars.

Two men who spent 32 years behind bars and the family of a third who died in prison got the settlements.

Convicted cop killer and Black Liberation Army member Herman Bell walked out of prison a free man Friday afternoon after more than 40 years behind bars — despite fierce protests...

Today, Joe Bruno is awaiting word on whether he'll serve the two years behind bars he was sentenced to back in May, and he's completely tapped out, according to the State Board of Elections.

According to the FBI, 82 underage victims of sexual exploitation between the ages of 13 and 17 were rescued, and 239 pimps were put behind bars between October 13th and 16th of this year.

Given the tumultuous year that Albany has on the demerits front, with two well - known politicians in danger of landing behind bars, it was inevitable that Cuomo was going to say something about ethics, too — especially since Preet Bharara said he couldn't prove that the governor did anything illegal with the Moreland Commission.

This is jolting, even for New Yorkers who have become almost numb from the line of lawmakers who have wound up behind bars in recent years.

It was that relationship and the quid - pro-quo deals that were spun from it that largely led to his conviction Monday on a spate of federal corruption charges that could land the 71 - year - old Silver behind bars for decades.

Joyce Mitchell got the maximum range of two and a third to seven years behind bars.

A woman who falsely accused a Bronx man of rape back in 2005 — sending William McCaffrey to prison for almost four years before admitting she'd lied — was sentenced to one to three years behind bars yesterday for perjury.

During a raucous session of PMQs in which the Speaker intervened several times to call order, Clegg said: «It was simply a moral outrage that last year the Labour government imprisoned behind bars 1,000 children who were innocent of any wrongdoing whatsoever.

But he was convicted on a slew of charges, including a conspiracy to overthrow the US government, and spent 36 years behind bars before then - President Barack Obama commuted the rest of his 70 - year prison sentence just before leaving office in January.

Silver, who was convicted of honest - services fraud, extortion and money - laundering, now faces up to 20 years behind bars.