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.
La. DOC officials, district attorney and sheriff dispute responsibility for the release of Michael “Ma-Man” LeBlanc who was awaiting sentencing for second-degree murder
Justice department pushes prosecutors to seek funds Tsarnaev, R. Kelly and other killers and sexual predators have stashed in commissary accounts
Kristen L. Wolf agreed to plead guilty to two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for 2020 knife attack
Skis, golf clubs and tennis rackets aside, authorities say higher-grade carbon fiber is a key component in aerospace and nuclear engineering
Said she pawned four wedding bands taken from patients at the Virginia Veterans Care Center to support her drug addiction
The boy made an apology Tuesday during a Family Court hearing
Federal prosecutors in Oakland say 51-year-old Christopher Butler pleaded guilty on Tuesday to seven felony counts
She wore a red jail uniform in court and was shackled at the feet, seated between two attorneys at the defense table
The movement toward community courts began almost two decades ago in New York City
Sentenced to life in prison
Jared McPherson, 20, didn’t say anything in the Liberty courtroom before he was sentenced and taken into custody
Forced 9-year-old to run to death as a punishment for lying
The suburban Chicago computer specialist was convicted of fatally shooting his wife and three school-age children during what he told them was a road trip to a water park
They also convicted the 44-year-old woman of first-degree assault for hitting the man in the head with a hatchet and mallet
Father originally claimed the girl was kidnapped during a carjacking
Judge reduced the sentence after agreeing with a defense attorney that accused was wrongly sentenced under a section of the attempted homicide statute that includes “serious bodily injury”
The indictment charges the defendants with conspiring to cause bodily harm to the victims
Roger Pion was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of driving with a suspended license
Several guns were found Monday at the home of former Yale University student Eric Yee
Was arrested Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on charges including disorderly conduct and violating a protective order
Prosecutors say an undercover agent gave 18-year-old Adel Daoud of suburban Hillside a phony car bomb and watched him press the trigger
He’s been charged as an adult and is the youngest inmate awaiting trial in Duval County
Testimony included descriptions of a deathbed accusation from accused’s mother that her son committed the crime
The FBI nicknamed the robber the “Bucket List Bandit” after he allegedly told a Utah bank teller he had only four months to live
First wife learned of second wife through a Facebook ‘people you may know’
The judge must now assign a new lawyer and set a new trial date
Charged Armin Wand III with three counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, accusing him of trying to kill his wife and trying to kill his daughter twice
More than a dozen family members of the young people killed in the violence spoke, many urging the judge to impose the maximum sentence
The charge of depraved-heart murder demonstrates a “callous disregard for human life” and results in death
Prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence of life without parole for the capital charge, and three life sentences for the attempted murder charges
Kasia Rivera, 35, could face up to ten years in prison if convicted of reckless manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Justin Street
Relatives told police that mom was a morphine addict and her son “was in great duress” from confronting her over her addiction