Examples of using Minimum sentences in English and their translations into Spanish
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Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act, which eliminated mandatory minimum sentences, and reduced penalties for possession.
victim is under the age of 18, reflecting this in appropriate mandatory minimum sentences.
while maximum sentences are lower in Honduras, minimum sentences are higher than in Guatemala.
In the US halfway through the 1980s the crack epidemic took off; mandatory minimum sentences were introduced and mass incarceration started-
The trial judge handed down minimum sentences to the individuals concerned,
It is a general principle that the UK does not have minimum sentences, apart from murder, which has a mandatory minimum sentence of life.
some offences under the EFCC Act do not carry minimum sentences.
in light of their age and other circumstances, minimum sentences are issued for them.
Legislation imposing mandatory minimum sentences, which has allegedly had a discriminatory effect regarding the indigenous population(including women
Mandatory minimum sentences have generated extensive litigation at the state and federal level,
First, the doubling of penalties incurred and the application of minimum sentences(firm prison sentences);
System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian said:"It's about the unfairness of mandatory minimum sentences and how there are about 2,000,000 Americans in jail,
In 2009, the organization presented a brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Bill C-25 which increased penalties for marijuana cultivation and provided minimum sentences for drug possession.
There are three categories of minimum sentences. For a first offence, the minimum sentence would be 5, 10
related intolerance recommended mandatory minimum sentences be reviewed to assess disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities.
you're out" penalty of life imprisonment and mandatory minimum sentences are being tried but have also been subject to heavy criticism.
such as the practice of mandatory minimum sentences.
The reliance on this Law in the criminal justice system for youth offenders was recently reiterated by the Attorney General in the context of mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms possession offences.
Recently, public outcry at the light sentences imposed on men convicted of violence against women had led to the adoption in early 1999 of legislation mandating minimum sentences in such cases.
the increase in the number of mandatory minimum sentences and the elimination of the practice of awarding good time to prisoners,