Imprisonment
Imprisonment (from imprison, via French emprisonner, originally from Latin prensio, arrest, from prehendere, prendere, "to seize") in law is the specific state of being physically incarcerated or confined in an institutional setting such as a prison. Courts of the United States, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have recognized that the minimum period in an indeterminate sentence that was actually imposed by a court of law is the official term of imprisonment. In other words, any "street time" (e.g., probation, parole, or supervised release) that was ordered by the court as part of the defendant's punishment does not constitute term of …
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Redress: Redress Trust · 17 April 2024 English
In its 21st session in 2019, the ILC recommended the Draft Articles to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) with a view to develop a CAH Convention on …
attack.5 Such acts include among others murder, imprisonment, enslavement, torture, deportation, rape, sexual …
Australian Human Rights Commission · 15 April 2024
As a result of the inquiry, I find that the following acts of the Commonwealth are inconsistent with, or contrary to, articles 9(1), 17(1) and 23(1) of the ICCPR and …
proceeds of crime. He was sentenced to 37 days imprisonment and a 12-month community correction order with … for which Mr OA received a sentence of 37 days imprisonment and a community corrections order with rehabilitation …
ACAPS · 15 April 2024 English
According to secondary sources and key informant interviews (KIIs), the number of verified cases of NSAG recruitment and use of children in Colombia began increasing Distinguishing between child recruitment and …
organised crime consequences, including arrest, imprisonment, and criminal records, with long-term groups … exclusion leaves children vulnerable to arrest and imprisonment, hindering their rehabilitation efforts (KII …
Law Council of Australia · 15 April 2024 English
For example, while the Minister must not give a removal pathway direction to a child under 18, he or she may direct the parent of a child to do something …
offence, with a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a mandatory minimum sentence of at least …
Australian Human Rights Commission · 15 April 2024 English
At the time that Mr DL’s visa was cancelled: • the Department was of the view that Mr DL was a citizen of South Sudan • the Department was of …
(b) The differences between judicially imposed imprisonment and administrative detention .............. … Mr DL was sentenced to 4 years and 4 weeks imprisonment (with a non-parole period of 3 years and 3 weeks) … Mr DM was sentenced to 2 years and 50 weeks imprisonment (with a non-parole period of 18 months). Before … 2015, other than a further period of 8 months imprisonment for an offence committed while in immigration … for far longer than the original sentence of imprisonment imposed by the court which led to their visas …
Law Council of Australia · 12 April 2024 English
Under proposed section 199C(2), the Minister may direct the non-citizen to do a thing, or not do a thing, if the Minister is satisfied that the non-citizen doing, or not …
prescribing a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment for failing to comply with such a direction … context of non-compliance punishable by 1–5 years imprisonment, such a breadth of power is of great concern … criminal sanction and at the risk of mandatory imprisonment—to themselves undertake the steps for removal … persecution of a child if removed, the mandatory imprisonment provision in subsection 199E(2) will result … 56. The offence carries a penalty of 5 years’ imprisonment or 300 penalty units, or both. 57. Subsection …
Amnesty International · 11 April 2024 English
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expression UK/USA: Julian Assange’s five-year imprisonment in the UK is unacceptable EU: Vote to adopt …
Amnesty International · 11 April 2024 English
The Jordanian authorities must immediately cease their crackdown on pro-Gaza protests and immediately release dozens of activists who have been illegally detained solely because of their peaceful criticism of the …
expression UK/USA: Julian Assange’s five-year imprisonment in the UK is unacceptable EU: Vote to adopt …
RCOA: Refugee Council of Australia · 11 April 2024 English
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non-cooperation with their removal, leading to mandatory imprisonment for those who fear harm upon return to their … mandatory minimum sentence of twelve months imprisonment. Charges can be laid for simply refusing to … pushing them towards removal under the threat of imprisonment. It risks indefinite detention for individuals … Bill also allows for potentially indefinite imprisonment if a person continues to refuse to cooperate … be brought, potentially allowing for further imprisonment. This can continue indefinitely. 1.5 It is also …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 10 April 2024 English
Issue Brief #3 Protect and Redirect: Measuring Equity and Results in Juvenile Diversion Robust data collection and analysis are essential tools Careful attention to data is necessary to answer ques- …
responses (202) 628-0871 to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and sentencingproject …