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In Spain, those who receive a light prison sentence do not usually serve time unless the offense involves a violent crime or if the defendant is a habitual offender.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Hot New Hip-Hop first reported that 6ix9ine was released from prison on December 12 after having to serve time for violating the terms of his parole.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Bannon won't serve time behind bars under the plea agreement, which was laid out during a hearing in a New York courtroom on Tuesday.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Though he wasn’t found guilty of the double homicide, Simpson did serve time in prison for a different crime.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Hot New Hip-Hop first reported that 6ix9ine was released from prison on December 12 after having to serve time for violating the terms of his parole.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Bannon won't serve time behind bars under the plea agreement, which was laid out during a hearing in a New York courtroom on Tuesday.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Though he wasn’t found guilty of the double homicide, Simpson did serve time in prison for a different crime.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Serve time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20time. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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