The base of jail and prison sentences is set by law and influenced by the prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges. After a person is convicted, they face a jail or prison sentence based on a 33 year old law. The state legislature approved the law in 1981, and it was enacted in 1984. The state legislature approved the Sentencing Reform Act as a way to set standard sentences for crimes.
August [au-gust] as a boys' name is pronounced AW-gust. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of August is great, magnificient. The feminine version, Augusta, and the longer Latin version, Ausgustus, are more widely used in English-speaking countries. Sculptor Auguste Rodin; painter Auguste Renoir.
Originally, August had only 30 days, but Augustus thought that his month should have as many days as the month named after Uncle Julius, so he took a day from February and moved it to the end of August.