Sentence examples for prison ruling from inspiring English sources

The tribunal sentenced him to 66 months in prison, ruling that his time already in custody counted toward the bulk of that term; tribunal prosecutors had sought a sentence of at least 30 years.

A federal appeals court has freed a man who spent eight years in a New York State prison, ruling that the state violated a plea agreement when a Brooklyn judge sent him there.

In 2010, Judge Koeltl sentenced Ms. Stewart to 10 years in prison, ruling that she had lied and abused her position and writing that her statements indicated she viewed her 28-month sentence as trivial and that the sentence, therefore, did not "provide adequate deterrence".

Most progressive decision: Undoubtedly the California prison ruling, upholding a lower court's order requiring the state to remedy drastic overcrowding in its prisons by releasing thousands of inmates if no other way can be found.

Gov. Jerry Brown of California, a Democrat, used the prison ruling to support his push to extend tax increases and to share some of that money with counties, which would be asked to house some inmates in county jails.

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday rejected California's motion to regain control of mental health care in its prisons, ruling that the quality of care failed to meet standards required by the Constitution.

"You have always got to pause if someone continues to say they're innocent, either when they're in prison or, more pointedly, if they're in prison and ruling themselves out of early release because they're not acknowledging their guilt.

And according to The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, a federal judge there decided to free 15 men from prison last week, ruling that their convictions were based on the testimony of a government informant who lied on the stand.

Hours later, a court sentenced 18 members of People's Democracy to prison terms after ruling that they had supported terrorism.

A day before the plane vanished, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of sodomy and sentenced to five years in prison, in a ruling his supporters and international human rights groups say was politically influenced.

A day before the plane vanished, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of sodomy and sentenced to five years in prison, in a ruling his supporters and international human rights groups say was politically influenced.