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The scheme meant eligible prisoners could be released after serving 40% of their sentence rather than half.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In handing down his sentence, Judge Primm said Colin Gray failed as a parent by not seeking counseling for his son or locking up guns in the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
News of Combs’ further-truncated sentence comes a week after TMZ reported the musician was involved in an altercation with another inmate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
In early July, Lukwago likened his continued detention to "a death sentence" as he had chronic health problems affecting notably his lungs and spine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
His gesture concluded his sentence for him—and look how totally awesome I am!
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Peter Neumann at King's College London told ZDF that Germany's criminal law on terrorism is "too lenient," and sentences too short by European standards.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
She represented defendants who argued that their convictions or their sentences were unconstitutional.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
In a court filing ahead of the sentencing, Boelter’s attorneys said his plea and request for multiple life sentences was an effort in showing remorse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It is not retrospective, meaning PC Harper's killers cannot have their sentences extended.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
People who are convicted of violent crimes tend to get longer prison sentences than those who commit nonviolent offenses.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Federal prosecutors sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison in October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The elder Gray has yet to be sentenced, and could face a maximum of 180 years in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
In 2018, Lula was sentenced to 12 years in prison over a massive corruption and bribery scandal, but was released after serving a little over 18 months.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ian's appointed lawyer encouraged him to plead guilty, assuring him that he would be sentenced to fifteen years in prison.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
"It is clear you failed as a parent," Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm told Gray at his sentencing hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
He is due for sentencing Nov. 3, though the New York Times reported Matar's attorney, Nathaniel Barone II, said he intended to appeal the ruling.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Bush's five-day sentencing hearing at Hull Crown Court, which began on Monday, heard he breached the trust of families on an "almost industrial scale".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm said sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without parole was unusual because of their youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
One study suggests that the entire increase in the prison population from 1980 to 2001 can be explained by sentencing policy changes.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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