In March the government of Pakistani-administered Kashmir made acid attacks a criminal offence punishable with life imprisonment.
Thomas Drake, who worked at the National Security Agency, was threatened with life imprisonment for leaking to the Baltimore Sun unclassified details of a wasteful programme that also impinged on privacy.
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He is the only person with the power to grant clemency to stay the execution and commute Williams' four death sentences to life imprisonment with no parole.
Threatened with fines and imprisonment, innovators and small businesses found it illegal to compete on price.
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Indeed, he should be protected under Islamic law, rather than threatened with death or imprisonment.
Sleaford, of no fixed address, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 23 years on Thursday.
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At one extreme I have very little sympathy with the idea that imprisonment is always a good idea.
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Mr Levitt has also ruffled some feathers with his work on imprisonment.
It seems to beggar belief that the fall in crime in recent years does not have something to do with the increase in imprisonment.
One of his several wives lived with him throughout his imprisonment.
King's criticism of the way the media has treated him raises interesting questions, said the Guardian's James Silver, who also maintained correspondence with King during his imprisonment.
It suggests setting international standards over how copyright infringements are dealt with, with preventative measures including possible imprisonment and fines.
Twelve people have now been sentenced to death and 20 to life imprisonment in connection with the blasts that killed 257 people and wounded 713.
Hatley, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, got clemency with his sentence reduced to 40 years.
Breach of an order is a criminal offence punishable with up to five years of imprisonment.
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The lawyer who helps you set it up can also be charged with obstructing the IRS, with up to three years' imprisonment -- if the government believes that he knew you had an improper purpose.
Joshua and Sharyn Hakken face charges including kidnapping, child neglect, false imprisonment, burglary and interference with custody.
Mr Hakken will face charges which include two counts of kidnapping, interfering with child custody, child neglect and false imprisonment.
Mr Hakken is wanted in the US for two counts of kidnapping, interfering with child custody, child neglect, false imprisonment and other charges.
Under the former solicitor's bill, "causing death by negligent driving would be tried in only the Crown Court and would be a serious offence, with a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment".
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Shipman was originally convicted in January 2000 of killing 15 of his patients with lethal heroin injections and was sentenced to life imprisonment for each of the murders.
"Because Bonds's efforts were a corrupt, intentional effort to interfere with that mission, a sentence of 15 months imprisonment is appropriate, " the prosecution said in its memo to Judge Illston.
His imprisonment followed his involvement in a fight with a rival gang just hours before rapper Tupac Shakur, who was signed to Death Row, was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting.
Under the proposal, breaches would be penalized with fines of up to six times annual salary or imprisonment for up to three years.
Violators can be penalized with fines of as much as six times annual salary or imprisonment of as much as three years.
From there his route to power was typical of the times: freedom rallies, imprisonment by the British authorities, release, tea with the governor, a constitutional conference and a flattering independence ceremony conducted by a British royal.
St Helens showed why they are the most likely challengers to Leeds in Super League this season when Pryce, who has been warned by a judge that he could face imprisonment over assault charges, capped a fine personal performance with a hat-trick try late on to seal a convincing eight try to three victory.
Although their use by the courts has been increasing, Scotland still has a relatively high rate of imprisonment, at 141 per 100, 000 population, compared with 66 in Norway and 70 in Denmark.
Some officers accused of links with the paramilitaries have been sacked and, in one case, sentenced to imprisonment.
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