Sentence examples for jails up from inspiring English sources

"We knew that the goal was to fill the jails up, and show we meant business, and that then things would change for the city, for blacks, and for my parents".

The 44 journalists in Chinese jails, up from 32 the previous year, reflects the pressure that the country's president, Xi Jinping, has exerted on media, lawyers, dissidents and academics to toe the government line.

And in some jails up to one in 10 prisoners were now saying abuse of prescription drugs handed out officially by staff was an issue for them, he said.

Mandatory life sentences now mean an average 17 years in jail, up from 13 in 2001.

Violators would face punishment ranging from losing their licenses to being fined or jailed up to four years.

Also under the new law, the customers who pay adult prostitutes for sex face up to one year in jail, up from 90 days.

The ISI had spent the year jailing up to 100 Taliban leaders and fighters for daring to talk to the Kabul regime, the Americans or the UN.

Foreigners can be jailed up to 14 days.

If any hurt is caused as a result of the abetment, the abettor may be jailed up to 14 years and must also be fined.

Plans for private immigrant jails sprang up across the country.

Between 1990 and 2010 the number of juveniles in adult jails went up by nearly 230% (see chart).