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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DDN: Dundurn Press · 23 April 2024 English

At the end of World War II, a young Japanese Canadian would stand trial and face execution for having committed war crimes and betraying his country.One of the most bizarre …

old and very thin after almost two years of imprisonment. The prison staff undoubt- edly had figured


CLD: Centre for Law and Democracy · 11 April 2024 English

5 The right to freedom of expression is also found in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights,6 to which the Republic of Congo is also a State party.7 …

a repeat offence, three months to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of CFA Francs 300,000 to 3,000,000 USD 490-4900) and/or one month to one year’s imprisonment. Article 199 proscribes unprovoked insults and imposes a heightened punishment of one year’s imprisonment and a fine of CFA Francs 1,500,000 (approximately minimum defamation law should never provide for imprisonment and any fines or damages should not be excessive successful, a punishment of one to three years’ imprisonment in addition to a fine may be imposed.39 In addition


UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 5 April 2024 English

Mixing recipes, maps, archival records, biographies, and full-colour photographs with fascinating stories, mmm... Manitoba showcases the province’s diverse foodways and industries from on board the Manitoba Food History Truck.

to be a fine of up to one hundred dollars or imprisonment of up to two months. Identical legislation


ALRI: Alberta Law Reform Institute · 3 April 2024 English

Proof of authority may include original or certified copies of the relevant documentation establishing the fiduciary’s authority to deal with the digital asset on the account holder’s behalf (for example, …

guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years, or is


CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 28 March 2024 English

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the occasion of its consideration of Canada’s 21st – 23rd Periodic Reports Human Rights Canadian Human Rights Commission Submission …

of Law entitled We Have No Rights: Arbitrary imprisonment and cruel treatment of migrants with mental


National Association of Women and the Law · 28 March 2024

Today, a critical indicator of the law’s relationship with Indigenous women is mass incarceration, where Indigenous women make up a mere four percent of Canada’s female population but fifty percent …

programs, supporting community sanctions instead of imprisonment, and removing barriers for the creation of more


CCSC: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives · 27 March 2024 English

With the current investment5 of $300,000 from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Immigration and Career Training during the study period, we found a return on …

defined as “any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year…[f]elonies are the most consist of any criminal offense punishable by imprisonment of not more than a year. 11 These costs are


CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 27 March 2024 English

Following the expiration of the mandate of the Panel, some of its members released four reports33 regarding the implementation and operation of the SIUs, which raise a number of serious …

system, and that sentencing policies focused on imprisonment disproportionately affect Indigenous, Black


LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English

Commissioner is now an employee of the Auditor General and is expected to perform the duties assigned by the Auditor General.120 Furthermore, it is now the Downgrading the Environmental Auditor …

LCO believes the Environmental Commissioner or imprisonment for a term of not more than a year, or – reconsitituted fine or The EBR incorporated the Task Force’s imprisonment for a term of not more recommendations. Section an opportunity to provide comments during or imprisonment for a term of not more than one the review process


LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English

The Environmental Commissioner should be principle, the precautionary principle, the appointed as an independent officer of the environmental justice principle, and the principle of legislature and be accountable directly to …

an opportunity to provide comments during or imprisonment for a term of not more than one the review process


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