serve a sentence

They will serve sentences of between four and seven years.

"What does our society want to do with people who have served their sentences?"

But in the end, it is not enough and they are all to serve sentences of a few years.

Those who served a life sentence were paid $1,000 per month.

The men began serving their sentences on May 4, 1998.

I'll let you go home at night while you're serving your sentence.

He is to begin serving his sentence on May 12.

She is serving a sentence of 39 months to 10 years.

He is now serving a sentence of 20 years to life.

He'd serve a short sentence and that would be the end of it.