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.
Lancaster Community Corrections expanded the reentry program which includes therapy, substance-abuse treatment, and learning life skills with a $2M federal grant
James Howard Jackson stole two of the valuable French Bulldogs from the pop star’s dog walker
Ray J. Garcia took the stand in his own defense to explain how he happened to take the photo that allegedly shows a reflection of his face
Jesus Quinonez, 41, told a judge that what began as a well-intentioned relationship with an informant led him to make mistakes
He was convicted in 2010 of defrauding several credit card companies of a combined $100,000
It appears he acted alone, they said without disclosing details of how the woman and her children were killed
Jason Luis Rivera was charged Monday with two counts of trespassing and one count of resisting arrest
Ten cardboard boxes stacked in a corner of the unit contained “numerous individual containers with ... human remains stored in a liquid substance”
Jurors convicted Peterson Thursday of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio
Charles Hammer, 81, is accused of killing the former police chief and sheriff, who arrested him in 2002 on charges of harassment, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest
Judge: ‘You were terrifying people, putting them in fear of their lives, of being viciously raped’
The lawsuit accuses Genrikh Sretenski of kissing the girl and touching her breasts against her will
“Mr. Grant decided it would be in his best interest to accept responsibility and plead guilty”
Three white men have pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges in the death of James Craig Anderson, a black, 47-year-old car plant worker who was run over with a pickup truck
Police announced at a news conference that Jerice Hunter was taken into custody without incident
Pleaded guilty to causing software to be installed on about 72,000 computers on behalf of a customer who paid him $1,500 for the botnet’s use
Police say it all started with a wrong number
Stole over $560,000 from a customer’s credit card account
Judge orders mental health evaluation. Expert will assess if man is delusional.
He faces no more than a year in jail at his Oct. 17 sentencing on the misdemeanor charge
Possessed more than 11,000 computer images that involved the sexual exploitation of minors
Steven Walter Cooke, 48, aka “Stainless,” pleaded guilty on March 16, 2012, to racketeering aggravated assault for his role in the beating of an ABT prospect member
The Justice Department announced that it would not pursue criminal charges against the sheriff or his office
For a month, the jurors at the sensational murder trial of former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson have been filing into court wearing matching clothes
He was sentenced to time already served and placed on probation for three years
69-year-old father was arrested on an assault charge
Police: “due to area patrol units being busy handling high priority runs, no units were dispatched to the location”
Sentenced for sexual abuse that occurred in 1988 and 1989
A 10-year-old girl has been charged in central Maine with manslaughter in the death of an infant
If James Holmes pleads insanity, prosecutors have the difficult task of proving him sane
The sheriff was charged with third-degree assault and battery for slapping a handcuffed suspect after a car chase
Sentencing for Alex Ragland was reset to 9 a.m. Nov. 8, almost one year to the day that he was arrested in Knoxville on charges of bribery and official misconduct
He stole $84,000 worth of the popular animal-shaped toys and sold about $11,000 worth on eBay