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.
A warrant was issued for Pieper Lewis’ arrest and the probation report asked for her deferred judgment to be revoked and have her original sentence imposed
Nikolas Cruz showed no emotion as a judge pronounced one-by-one 34 consecutive life sentences
Authorities are searching for the escapee in a rural, sparsely populated area
The jury found former police detective who blamed the antidepressant Zoloft for his behavior was sane when he abducted and raped a waitress at gunpoint
The 29-year-old woman faces charges of assault and child abuse and endangerment in Jackson County Circuit Court
State prison officials said Thursday that Richard Allen Schoenfeld was released on parole to an undisclosed location late Wednesday
Roger Clemens rejected a plea deal that would have spared him prison time, and instead took his chances by going to trial
Montana hitchhiker shooting turned out to be a hoax
Already sentenced to 75 years to life in prison on his March conviction, Michael Pena is to be sentenced next month to at least 10 years for the rape charges
The Supreme Court says criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of newly reduced sentences
The video has drawn more than 100,000 views on YouTube and other networks
A convicted California serial killer was headed to New York on Wednesday to face charges of killing two women in the 1970s
In declining to indict the 23-year-old father in the June 9 killing of Jesus Mora Flores, a grand jury decided he was authorized to use deadly force to protect his daughter
In eight seconds in October, Scott Parker fired nine bullets at police vehicles, a move that could cost him 24 years in jail
Arthur Morgan III of Eatontown has been in jail on $10 million bail since his arrest in San Diego in November
Officials say two Alaska State Troopers have been shot in a remote town north of the Arctic Circle and a standoff continued with an armed suspect
Four ex-Houston police officers were indicted for their roles in the 2010 alleged beating of Chad Holley
A prosecutor says a jockstrap put over a student sports manager’s head in a high school locker room more than 50 years ago led a 73-year-old South Dakota man to fatally shoot his long-ago classmate
A seventh member of a home-grown terror ring that conspired to attack the Quantico U.S. Marine Corps base in Virginia and foreign targets has been convicted
A Baltimore grand jury on Thursday indicted him on the more serious charges of first- and second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault and a weapons offense
A jury found Kenneth Eugene Carter guilty last month of first-degree murder and malicious wounding
Man was arrested late last month on suspicion of repeatedly molesting two children from 1997- 2003
The wife of Trayvon Martin’s shooter was charged with perjury, accused of lying when she told a judge that the couple had limited funds during a hearing that resulted in her husband being released on $150,000 bond
The numbers clearly show there is a problem, with eight killed and at least 35 wounded in a spasm of gunfire last weekend
Authorities say a father beat to death a man who he said tried to sexually assault his 4-year-old daughter at their rural Texas farm
A 75-year-old Milwaukee man will stand trial in the fatal shooting of his 13-year-old neighbor
A man has been arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse after a neighbor shot and posted online video of him whipping his stepson with a belt after he failed to catch a baseball
Prosecutors will ask a judge to sentence the longtime girlfriend of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger to more prison time than federal sentencing guidelines recommend
The inmate is serving a 10-year sentence at Sing Sing after pleading guilty to assault and aggravated assault on an officer
Federal prosecutors want former Texas tycoon and convicted fraudster R. Allen Stanford to be sentenced to the maximum term he can get
A Seminole County jury found 24-year-old Nioshka Bello guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder