Word: parolee
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>Sentencing. In the largest change, the measure mandates the establishment of a system of guidelines for judges to use in imposing sentences. To eliminate disparities in punishment for the same crimes - and to dismantle the present parole system - a seven-member commission will set up a grading system for crimes...
The anticrime package, by contrast, benefited from time pressure and partisan bickering. Some major provisions would end parole for federal prisoners, provide guidelines for judges to set fixed-length sentences for those convicted of federal crimes, and authorize imprisonment for defendants awaiting trial whom a judge considers too dangerous to...
Assuming good behavior-and so far he has been a model prisoner-Moon could be out on parole by February. But the sentiment of Dr. Lahaye, that Moon's confinement, "indicates that the religious community will remain on the alert for further transgressions against religious liberty: real-or imagined.
The murderer's odyssey began in 1970, after he had been ruled sane and sentenced to a life term. An Edinburgh prison chaplain's sermon started Nelson pondering the self-centeredness of his life. Gradually he turned to God and began thinking about ways of serving him. Released...
In hurried negotiations, the State Department had granted entry to the 26 freed Cubans. After meetings with immigration officials, most took a complimentary flight provided by Air Florida to a welcoming reception in Miami. Six of the 22 Americans Jackson brought home were arrested at Dulles on criminal charges, including...