I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are serving for serious crimes.

我也很担心那些短期监禁的人，他们因严重犯罪而服刑。

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Short prison sentences will also be restricted in Scotland, where on June 30th MSPs passed proposals to reduce the number of sentences of three months or less.

苏格兰也会限制短期服刑，6月30日苏格兰议员通过了多项提案，建议减少三个月或三个月以下刑期的服刑人数。

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Meanwhile, Ken Clarke’s liberal noises as justice secretary—he has questioned the utility of short prison sentences—have provoked anger among fellow Tories, including very senior ones.

同时，司法大臣肯•克拉克怀疑短期有期徒刑是否有用，他宣扬自由的聒噪已经引起其托利党同伴的愤怒，高级官员对此也不满。

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The bill was welcomed by Victim Support Scotland which said short prison sentences had failed to address re-offending.

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Legally, he can do this because convicts in Italy do not usually serve short prison sentences until all their appeals have been heard, and anyway he enjoys parliamentary immunity.

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But the Criminal Justice Alliance, a coalition of 70 organisations including campaigning charities, said its research suggested community penalties remained at least 8% more effective than short prison sentences at reducing reoffending.

BBC: Community sentences 'fail to stop reoffending'