His original death sentence was commuted to life in prison.

他原本的死刑被减成终身监禁。

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In the United States, the governor of a state has the power to change a sentence from the death penalty to life in prison.

在美国，州长有权将判决由死刑改为无期徒刑。

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As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was "paying her dues," and that "there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew."

当她的刑期接近尾声时，一位著名的专栏作家写道，她“付出了自己的代价”，以及“任何人都没有资格剥夺她重新开始的权利”。

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Thaksin Shinawatra went into exile in Cambodia to avoid a prison sentence for corruption.

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He was serving a 15 year prison sentence after being convicted of passing classified information to the United States.

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They urged the judge to sentence Libby to prison, saying the nature of the investigation Libby obstructed was so serious that he should serve time.

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Mr Straw's most recent intervention was on 30 January when he contacted the chairman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole to urge them to commute the death sentence to a prison term and reiterate Britain's opposition to capital punishment.

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Everyone here knows Zhu Demei's father and 1, 000 people have signed a petition urging the authorities to commute his death sentence to a prison term.

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