Arrests and Sentencing
Arrests and Sentencing are critical components of the criminal justice system, directly impacting the correctional workforce. This section provides articles that explore the processes, legal standards, and implications of Arrests and Sentencing in various jurisdictions. Understanding how arrests lead to sentencing decisions and how these outcomes affect correctional facilities is essential for professionals in the field. For more insights, see our related resources on Re-Entry and Recidivism.
Sheriff: “These dirtbags thought they could attack or order an attack on another inmate and not get caught.”
Prosecutors argue millionaire model Courtney Clenney must remain jailed as she awaits trial for killing Christian Obumseli inside their luxury apartment
Ray Garcia faces up to 15 years in prison for abusing inmates at the federal prison in Dublin, Calif.
Padge Windslowe is charged with killing 20-year-old tourist Claudia Aderotimi
Authorities allege the mother, the girl’s uncle James Jones and the aunt’s boyfriend, Godfrey Gibson, disposed of the body in Upper Freehold Township after setting it on fire
In addition to first-degree rape, the jailed David Albert Mitchell pleaded not guilty to lesser charges of forcible touching and sex abuse involving the two other women
Court documents say she told state troopers the Rochester attorney she was with, James Doyle, paid her as much as $700 twice a month to spend the night and have sex
27-year-old Sarah Jones pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and custodial interference in place of more serious charges as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors
Given the horrific nature of Sandusky’s crimes, will the public care what happens to him in prison?
Suggested that prosecutors re-evaluate the case and consider dismissing charges against the 70-year-old woman
Steven Lawayne Nelson, 25, is facing the death penalty or life in prison without parole for the suffocation death of the Rev. Clint Dobson
Troopers from the Franklin barracks announced the charges Tuesday against Zachary James Proper, of Oil City, but provided few details
Three men were killed last year after responding to what authorities said were bogus online job postings
Charged with transportation and possession of methamphetamine with intent to sale
Barrett Brown was arrested last month
Official: School had a culture that allowed the relationships even though school policies clearly barred them
Faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
Forty-year-old Rolando Terrell had been convicted in July on four counts each of murder and felony murder
Accused: ‘What I have done is extremely selfish and cowardly’
She made off with between $14,000 and $16,000 after ordering tellers to the ground
Defrauded Medicare out of $300,000
Thirty-one-year-old Brandi Lynn Stuntebeck of Colerain was being held on a $10,000 bond Monday stemming from her arrest Saturday on a felonious assault charge
Police started investigating in August after a man called to tell them accused tried to hire him to kill a man
Former officer Joseph Wolfe was arraigned in Orange County on one felony count of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of use of excessive force
Casey Frederiksen was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree sexual abuse in the death of the Evelyn Miller
Investigators are still looking for two other teens in the attack Tuesday on a 48-year-old woman police described as “mentally challenged”
Previously spent 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the strangling death of another woman in northwest Ohio
A jury convicted Charles Robert Barefoot Jr. of Benson on six felony counts this week
Arthur Burton “A.B.” Schirmer is charged with homicide in the death of Jewel Schirmer, his wife of more than 30 years
Authorities say he was combative and officers had to force him to the ground
As part of a deal with prosecutors, 20-year-old Katrina Marie Culberson pleaded guilty to one count each of aggravated murder, kidnapping and aggravated arson
Twenty-five-year-old Jarvis Britton was charged Wednesday with knowingly threatening the life of the president
Michael D. Turley was arrested Monday, nearly two months after a bizarre film was posted to YouTube