1.   Cannabis may not lead to crime, but jailing people for drug offences does.

2.   Dr Hobbs said both parties were caught by the need to appear tough on crime while not wanting to further drain resources by jailing more people.

3.   Constitutional questions also surround a proposal that could jail people for a crime someone else committed, Kisthardt said.

4.   He also wants to see passage of state and federal anti-stalking laws that would jail people for up to five years who are convicted of following jewelers.

5.   Human rights groups say his experience is typical in a country where people are frequently jailed on murky charges and for extended periods.

6.   Human rights officials say that discrimination against minorities is rampant among police, who have virtually unchecked power to stop, detain and jail people with no probable cause.

7.   Jailing people for political speech is offensive and usually strengthens rather than weakens the appeal of those it makes martyrs.

8.   Many political parties are outlawed and people can be jailed for their opposition to the rulers.

9.   People are jailed for playing cards.

10.   They jailed innocent people, used questionable methods of interrogation and ultimately provoked multimillion-dollar lawsuits.