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.
Riverside County sheriff’s correctional deputy Daniel Jacks Jr. and his 20-year-old daughter died at the scene
Prosecutors claim ex-Cuyahoga County Jail director Ken Mills mismanaged the facility and created inhumane conditions
Iowa Department of Corrections officers located Pieper Lewis in Des Moines and took her into custody
A former FBI agent says a fugitive murderer could be tried as a terrorist today because he helped hijack an airliner in ’72
Woman said she had been held hostage for the better part of a decade — beaten, burned and even shackled during childbirth
A man has been arrested in the death a 6-year-old Utah girl after authorities say he sneaked into her home through a sliding glass door in the middle of the night, then raped and killed her
A man has pleaded guilty to several charges after driving three blocks with four children strapped to his car’s hood
Man was charged with manslaughter and drunken driving
Teen says he was insane when he assaulted Josie Lou Ratley and should be acquitted of attempted first-degree murder
Man posted a $750,000 bond and was released from jail
A North Carolina man whose hidden cocaine was found by a police dog that bit into the package and died has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison
Prosecutors announced Friday that Guy Shannon Jr., 43, of Odessa, faces charges of first-degree murder and forcible rape
Phoenix police were called to a pizza restaurant Tuesday night after witnesses say they saw 36-year-old Valerie Marie Topete pour beer from a pitcher into her son’s cup
Washington police say 21-year-old Benjamin Sickles was arrested early Thursday after he allegedly broke into a Subway restaurant and stole several bags of snacks
Police say a man didn’t think it was as funny as his son’s mother when she sent him a picture of the 1-year-old boy bound and gagged with tape
Jabin Bogan’s attorney says experts and prosecutors will attend the Thursday re-enactment of the moment when Bogan tried to make a U-turn at a border crossing bridge at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
31-year-old Carla Murphy is charged with aggravated assault and various drug counts for allegedly stripping naked and fighting with staff at the Altoona Regional Hospital
A police officer has been charged with corruption after prosecutors accused him of having sex with two women in exchange for not arresting them
A JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit during a flight and screamed about religion and terrorists has been found not guilty
The brother of two alleged leaders in the Zetas drug cartel has been ordered detained in Texas while he faces accusations that he was involved in a money laundering scheme
A man on parole for trying to infect children with HIV nearly twenty years ago pulled a boy into a Portland restaurant bathroom over the weekend, attempted to sexually assault him and then stabbed him several times
Authorities say a California prisoner is being charged in the 1986 strangling of a Vermont golf pro
The father-in-law of missing Utah woman Susan Powell may be released from prison in less than a year, despite being convicted of 14 voyeurism counts
A 26-year-old suspected gang member has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl
Superior Court Judge Joe Turner on Friday ordered the release of 62-year-old LaMonte Armstrong
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2008 attack that left his ex-girlfriend’s mother dead
Maj. Nidal Hasan faces the death penalty if convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder
Some of the calls complained about the quantity of drugs they had purchased and wanted him to correct the problem
A federal appeals court has upheld a harsher sentence for a civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case
Lori Teel was arrested and handcuffed at her Portales home in front of her five small children earlier this month for the $36 worth of library materials not returned since 2010
A statement from the U.S. attorney’s office says Javier Belmontes was sentenced Tuesday in Houston to four years in federal prison
Woman is accused of killing a mother and snatching her newborn son has been indicted on a capital murder charge
