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.
Kristen L. Wolf agreed to plead guilty to two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for 2020 knife attack
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
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
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