Sentence examples for increasing sentences for from inspiring English sources

The Lisbon government responded in the usual way — increasing sentences for convictions and spending more money on investigations and prosecutions.

Most states have reduced overall crime rates by increasing sentences for the most dangerous offenders and expanding options for community-based sentences for low-level crimes.

Already there is talk of overhauling the country's party financing and transparency laws, increasing sentences for corruption and strengthening the independence of auditors.

introduce a Modern Slavery Bill, increasing sentences for trafficking offences.

In December, Ugandan MPs passed a bill increasing sentences for homosexual acts to life in jail and making it punishable by a prison term not to report gay people.

Pence also signed a bill in 2013 requiring inmates to serve longer sentences and increasing sentences for certain crimes.

He also wants to increase sentences for people who run drug rings of more than three people.

He pushed for and signed the death penalty back into law, he increased sentences for many crimes, and he eliminated parole for violent crimes.

Clinton signed a crime bill in 1994 that sharply increased sentences for minor offenses, and last year the former president himself said the law did too much harm.

The Senate bill would increase sentences for crimes in which the victims are singled out because of their race, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Force them to increase sentences for murder, and they will also hand out longer terms to armed robbers.Finally, there is media pressure.