Sentence examples for change sentencing from inspiring English sources

He said he would change sentencing laws, which former congressmen have admitted were influenced by Cali cartel bribes.

"It can reduce sentences for parole violations or change sentencing law or go along with the governor's plan, but it has to do something".

If we aren't willing to change sentencing laws or make more use of compassionate release, we'll need to pour vast sums of money into prisons to provide adequate conditions of care for the soaring population of geriatric prisoners.

Although I would only be the warden of this prison (in theory), I would lobby the Governor and the legislature to change sentencing laws.

After the tremendous voter turnout for our last Sentence of the Week, we at S.O.T.W. headquarters have decided to make a radical change: Sentence of the Week will now be a democratic institution.

Voters rejected Proposition 62, a measure to end the state's death penalty and change sentences to life without parole.

"I'm happy for the actors to use their own words, happy for actors to change sentences and make them their own," Allen remarked before Wednesday evening's premiere.

He changed sentencing laws to handle a growing prison population.

Under the changed sentencing guidelines, he would have only faced a term of eight and a half years.

In 2010, Congress changed sentencing rules for crack-cocaine possession, establishing higher-quantity thresholds for mandatory jail time.

But few are happy with those changes: Sentencing reform advocates say they don't go far enough to fix draconian sentences, while the U.S. Department of Justice contends that the changes could give some white-collar criminals a new avenue for unfair leniency.