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.
At the time of her arrest Sarah Torsiello had worked 18 years for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
McEntee’s wife said her husband’s killer acted as “judge, juror and executioner” in taking his life
The state supreme court has denied two stays and the governor announced he would not grant clemency to Kevin Johnson
Suspect, 23, walked out of prison 10 days before the shooting death of Officer Moses Walker Jr.
He had fallen out of favor with professors and failed a key exam
A grand jury indictment accuses Grigsby and 32-year-old David “Joey” Pedersen of Salem of promoting and funding a movement to “purify” and “preserve” the white race through murder
Deputy Jeremy Triche, of LaPlace, was buried Monday on what would have been his 28th birthday
Family said the woman battled a series of ailments as her husband doted on her in her final years and that she had tried to kill herself before
The adults in the home, who were binging on drugs, didn’t call 911 until some 14 hours later
Woman could be released after 16 years in prison
A judge set a $500,000 bond Tuesday for a woman charged in her husband’s slaying outside a suburban Atlanta preschool
The sentences mean Dana Chandler would have to serve 100 years before appearing in front of a parole board
A grand jury has indicted a man in the suspected mercy killing of his wife at a northeastern Ohio hospital
He was arrested for drunken driving, while his father was arrested on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and having an open alcohol container in a vehicle
A federal judge has overturned the conviction of man sent to prison after he was wrongly charged as a felon for possessing firearms
Officer was able to get his gun out of his holster before he was shot, but authorities don’t know if he was able to fire
For nearly two decades, prison was the only home Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley Jr. knew
The 29-year-old faces two counts of murder in his country
Half-nude bodies were found in trash-strewn abandoned lots or homes
The charges stemmed from offenses involving a woman that happened in December 2006
Investigators believe a man used a tool to beat his 5-year-old niece to death
Doctor was found guilty of performing medically unnecessary heart procedures
Man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for the 1995 execution-style slaying of a fellow gang member
Man accused of 4 assaults in office
Todd Eugene Anderson said he loved the woman he killed
Man had a history of marijuana arrests and had once been taken to a hospital for observation after knocking down garbage cans
At her video arraignment Saturday, the 31-year-old woman wept and choked out, “I did not kill him on purpose”
David Chandler was just days from death when police arrived at his hospital room to question him about the person who shot him
Twenty-eight-year old Officer Nathan Beauvais was stabbed in the neck with a prison-made knife at the maximum security prison
A former police officer from northeast Ohio has been sentenced to serve at least 16 years in prison in the slaying of his wife
Jared Loughner’s plea spares him the death penalty
Kevin Dunham prepared false Forms W2 on a typewriter in his cell and produced handwritten Forms 1040EZ in the names of other inmates
Man is asking to be brought before a state judge to argue his civil rights are being violated with an illegal sentence
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