This recognises guerrilla groups as actors in an armed conflict, and offers reduced prison sentences if they demobilise.
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The cabinet also approved plans to drop prison sentences for journalists convicted of libel.
Eighteen Somalis are serving long prison sentences there and more than 100 are awaiting trial.
On Monday, nine Welsh football fans were given suspended prison sentences or fined for fighting.
In a plea arrangement, three of the four were fined and received suspended prison sentences.
They too received seven-year prison sentences, but are currently free while their appeals are heard.
"There's currently students serving prison sentences for trying to defraud the UKBA, " he said.
If convicted, Mr Udaltsov and the others face prison sentences of between four and 10 years.
Besides Hatley, Leahy and Mayo, two other soldiers received prison sentences but have since been released.
At a trial in Belgium, 18 al-Qaeda suspects received prison sentences, and five were acquitted.
One of the few ideas that does work is enhanced prison sentences for crimes committed with a gun.
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According to the FBI, many of the convictions have resulted in long prison sentences, including eight life terms.
Knox and Sollecito were initially convicted and given long prison sentences: 26 years for Knox, 25 for Sollecito.
It can impose prison sentences, fines or other forms of justice depending upon the nature of the crime.
Other prison sentences were lesser, and the court cleared 28 people in total in the case, EgyNews said.
Mr McCarthy also made an emotional plea for mandatory minimum prison sentences for possession of an illegal firearm.
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The bill was welcomed by Victim Support Scotland which said short prison sentences had failed to address re-offending.
Louisiana's legislators recently approved a bill to cut prison sentences for some drug offences and other non-violent crimes.
All of those pardoned had already completed their prison sentences many years before.
While I will argue that prison sentences for some are too long, the experience does get your mind right.
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They have resulted in fines, player bans and prison sentences in some cases.
There have been, however, some examples of white-collar felons serving lengthy prison sentences.
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The veteran lawmaker said Wednesday that he thinks long prison sentences are inhumane.
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Punishments ranged from prison sentences to demotions and letters of reprimand, he said.
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He highlighted the introduction of community payback orders which he said were an effective alternative to short term prison sentences.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill saw his amendment, calling for a presumption against prison sentences of three months or less, passed.
MPs should be "speaking up for the law-abiding people" by advocating the need for tougher prison sentences, Mr Davies said.
Both were imprisoned in Colombia in the 1990s and later extradited to the US, where they are serving long prison sentences.
The threat of long prison sentences creates an all-or-nothing situation in which top executives refuse to testify in order to avoid self-incrimination.
The three lawyers said the threat of longer prison sentences and stiffer penalties is not doing much to deter such activity either.
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