Sentence examples for increase jail from inspiring English sources

Their new anti-gay laws, which penalise public advocacy and increase jail sentences for LGBT people, may pale in comparison with the law recently introduced in Kyrgyzstan to penalise any positive statement about homosexuality.

John Lamont's comments came as MSPs debated emergency laws to increase jail terms for sectarian-related behaviour connected to football.

The new laws increase jail terms in most cases, and bring in the death penalty for a repeat offence of rape, or rape that causes coma.

Instead, if prisoner's numbers increase, jail supremo Sheriff Joe Arpaio simply orders extra tents.

The charges were all supplemented with a "bias-related hate crime" enhancement, which, under DC's hate crime laws, could increase jail time if the defendants are found guilty.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has approved a law that will increase jail terms for those who perform female circumcisions, raising the maximum sentence to seven years from two, according to the state's official gazette on Wednesday.

It increases jail time and fines for newly created — and surely unconstitutional — state immigration crimes.

Banning abortion in all circumstances is deplorable; proposing increased jail terms for women who seek an abortion, or those who provide medical support, is simply shameful and irresponsible.

Benefit cheats will face increased jail terms of up to 10 years in a crackdown on those who "flout the system", Britain's most senior prosecutor has said.

That example turns on a statute that provided for an increased jail term if a firearm was used in the commission of a crime.

Mexican legislators have said they will present reforms in the coming days that will stiffen penalties on convicted smugglers, including increasing jail terms of 6 to 12 years to 10 to 25 years.