He was twice sentenced to state prison.
He was sentenced to state prison in Guarico, in the northern part of Venezuela, in 2007.
Of those sentenced to state prisons, 82percentt were convicted of nonviolent crimes, according to one study.
Mr. Kozlowski, who was convicted of a $150 million fraud, was sentenced in state court to 8 1/3 to 25 years.
The goal, prosecutors said, is to ensure felony convictions so that repeat offenders can be sentenced to state prison.
Persons convicted as adults are sentenced to state prisons, and draw far heavier terms, Mr. Laurino noted.
But President Obama can't help Richard Wershe Jr., because Wershe was charged and sentenced under state law, not federal law.
Under mandatory minimum sentences, state expenditures for prisons have soared 70percentt, state figures show.
After decades of lengthening sentences, state leaders are realizing that it is possible to cut sentences and prison spending without harming the public.
After decades of lengthening prison sentences, state leaders are realizing that it is possible to cut them without harming the public.
BEIJING — China, which executes more people than any other country, says it will show more leniency to those given death sentences, state media reported Wednesday.
