Yes, he could do jail time because one year is a hard prison term. Two of the years are suspended sentence.

萨科齐可能会坐牢，因为其中一年是实刑。两年是缓刑。

Many would not be able to find employment even upon these hard terms, but would either starve, or be driven to seek a subsistence, either by begging, or by the perpetration perhaps, of the greatest enormities.

许多人即使在这些艰苦的条件下也找不到工作，而是要么饿死，要么被迫通过乞讨或可能犯下最严重的罪行来谋生。