Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Prisión excepcional
English translation:
prison sentence as an exception, rather than as the rule
Added to glossary by
Rebecca Jowers
Apr 23, 2007 17:11
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Prisión excepcional
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
criminology; Mexico
Yet another from the list of criminal reforms:
Prisión excepcional (sorry, no other context)
Prisión excepcional (sorry, no other context)
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
22 mins
Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
30 yrs experience legal-commercial
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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prison sentence as an exception, rather than as the rule
If this deals with criminal procedure reform, perhaps this refers to seeking non-custodial forms of punishment before imposing a prison sentence.
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-23 17:43:16 GMT)
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This might be rendered as the principle of "prison as a last resort" (1,700 googles)
Lord Woolf's call for sentencers to use prison as a last resort would not only eliminate overcrowding, but help the more than 150000 children in England and ...
www.guardian.co.uk/criminaljustice/story/0,,1552138,00.html
The principle of prison as a last resort remains in evidence in sentencing today, and there are ongoing attempts to lower imprisonment rates in Queensland ...
www.cis.org.au/Policy/summer02-03/polsumm0203-1.htm
... conflict with the law at serious risk the lack of alternatives to imprisonment means that the principle of prison as a last resort can not be applied. ...
www.cdc-crdb.gov.kh/cdc/ngo_statement/child_rights.htm
The lack of alternatives to imprisonment means that the principle of prison as a last resort can not be applied. The purpose and mandate of the Youth ...
www.ngoforum.org.kh/Development/Docs/ngo_2002/17.htm
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-04-23 17:45:47 GMT)
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Yes, it's really impossible to interpret this without more context.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-04-23 22:13:43 GMT)
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To add an observation to Henry's suggestion: I believe that if this referred to pretrial custody, the original in Spanish would not have been "prisión" but rather one of the standard expressions for pretrial custody (normally "prisión preventiva" or "prisión provisional").
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-23 17:43:16 GMT)
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This might be rendered as the principle of "prison as a last resort" (1,700 googles)
Lord Woolf's call for sentencers to use prison as a last resort would not only eliminate overcrowding, but help the more than 150000 children in England and ...
www.guardian.co.uk/criminaljustice/story/0,,1552138,00.html
The principle of prison as a last resort remains in evidence in sentencing today, and there are ongoing attempts to lower imprisonment rates in Queensland ...
www.cis.org.au/Policy/summer02-03/polsumm0203-1.htm
... conflict with the law at serious risk the lack of alternatives to imprisonment means that the principle of prison as a last resort can not be applied. ...
www.cdc-crdb.gov.kh/cdc/ngo_statement/child_rights.htm
The lack of alternatives to imprisonment means that the principle of prison as a last resort can not be applied. The purpose and mandate of the Youth ...
www.ngoforum.org.kh/Development/Docs/ngo_2002/17.htm
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Note added at 34 mins (2007-04-23 17:45:47 GMT)
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Yes, it's really impossible to interpret this without more context.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-04-23 22:13:43 GMT)
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To add an observation to Henry's suggestion: I believe that if this referred to pretrial custody, the original in Spanish would not have been "prisión" but rather one of the standard expressions for pretrial custody (normally "prisión preventiva" or "prisión provisional").
Note from asker:
| Rebecca: I may have to ask the author. This part of the list refers not to minor crimes (which he argues should be diverted and resolved outside the court system) but to "high-frequency crimes," which he acknowledges also clog the system, but I don't think that he believes that this type of crime (which includes burglaries and vehicle theft) should be diverted. I'll let you know what I find out ... |
| Rebecca: Just to set the record straight, I erred--burglaries and car theft are in the high-impact category; the high-frequency one refer to damages from traffic accidents (including manslaughter) and pedestrian robberies (which I'm thinking may really be "pickpocketing" but I need to ask him about that. |
| Right; there are a series of columns, representing the process--policy, then police, prosecutors, trial, and prison. Although pretrial detention isn't mentioned earlier, it is implied when there is talk about respecting the rights of the accused. The whole argument is about more rationale use of resources. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I asked the author 4 or 5 questions, and this one was the only one that didn't get an answer, but yesterday, I alerted him that I was using "prison as an exception" (because it's an abbreviated list), and he didn't write back so I think it's all right. It certainly fits the rest of the context. Thanks!"
14 mins
extraordinary prison
Without more context, it's difficult to know for sure, but "extraordinary" (in the same sense of the word as in the phrase "extraordinary renditions") is as broad a term as "excepcional" and covers much of the same ground.
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19 mins
exceptional prison regime
Could be?
HM Prison Service - Locate a Prison - Regime
Prison information alt i, advice & support alt s, careers & jobs alt n, ... The CSC unit offers exceptional levels of regime for the prisoners housed here. ...
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/... - 32k
HM Prison Service - Locate a Prison - Regime
Prison information alt i, advice & support alt s, careers & jobs alt n, ... The CSC unit offers exceptional levels of regime for the prisoners housed here. ...
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/... - 32k
Peer comment(s):
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Swatchka
: Al no haber más contexto ,no :))
42 mins
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Could be, aunque podría ser también la opción de Rebecca. Thank you! Saludos.
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Ines Izquierdo
2 hrs
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Thanks again, Inés.
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2 hrs
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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Pretrial custody as an exception, not a rule
There are very few references on this, but from what I can see, this appears to be what it refers to.
In Spanish the term is rather vague so to make it unserstandable I have made it longer in English.
It´s not easy dealing with stuff that is yet to be implemented.
In Spanish the term is rather vague so to make it unserstandable I have made it longer in English.
It´s not easy dealing with stuff that is yet to be implemented.
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