1.   The appeals committee rarely disagrees with decisions of the control and disciplinary committee and in several cases it has actually increased the punishment.

2.   As part of the settlement, the NFL has proposed an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement that would significantly increase the punishment for future violators.

3.   Democrats agreed that it might be appropriate to increase the punishment for violence against pregnant women.

4.   Fama said the Department of Corrections must find ways to reduce the prison population and find other ways of reducing violence besides merely increasing the punishment of inmates.

5.   Further, the report said the agency should impose civil fraud penalties to increase the punishment for anyone caught abusing the system.

6.   Judges in other states have ruled that similar laws violate the constitutional provision that forbids increasing a punishment after a crime has been committed.

7.   The Clinton administration offered legislation Thursday to give federal prosecutors a stronger hand against environmental criminals and increase the punishment for environmental crimes.

8.   The juvenile crime initiative follows a trend in voter-based measures in California to increase punishment for those who commit crimes.

9.   The measure bans probation for anyone convicted of a murder motivated by prejudice or bias, and it increases the punishment for other hate-motivated crimes.

10.   The new laws increase the punishment dramatically, even extending to people who knowingly allow unlicensed drivers to use their cars.