Sentence examples for stiffer sentences from inspiring English sources

Prosecutors at the state and federal level worked toward stiffer sentences for gun crimes.

If they relapse, they will go to jail, most likely receiving stiffer sentences than normally given now, although that will be left to the judge's discretion.

He added that the 22-page ruling found that those convicted were guilty of one count of cooperation with a hostile state, striking down related charges that had been used to calculate the stiffer sentences.

His outspoken skepticism about the social value of routine incarceration, and criticism of the American prison system in particular, drew anger at a time when legislators were turning to stiffer sentences.

In a less noticed but equally telling ruling, a court in Palermo earlier this month acquitted seven men charged with a 1995 bank robbery -- and handed their accusers, mobsters turned state's witnesses, far stiffer sentences than the ones they received from plea bargaining.

Now, prosecutors in Arizona will seek conviction for the felony charge more often, resulting in stiffer sentences.

It's hard to see this group being deterred by the prospect of stiffer sentencing.

Those who are pleading guilty are receiving prison sentences - or being passed onto higher courts for stiffer sentencing.

Judge Kimberly Small, however, gave her quite a tongue-lashing and appeared disappointed that she couldn't issue a stiffer sentence.

Incarceration rates in the United States have multiplied over the last three decades, in part because of stiffer sentencing rules.

For defendants, accepting a prosecutor's plea deal is less risky than going to trial and possibly being convicted on a more serious charge with a stiffer sentence.