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.
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
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
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
The man and his wife are accused of locking the girl in the basement of their home and denying her food until she wasted away to 68 pounds
Andrew Cuomo on Monday proposed cutting the penalty for public possession of a small amount of marijuana
Man was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot
Zimmerman, the onetime neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, turned himself in Sunday
The state wants a man twice convicted in the 1990 slaying of a farm wife to remain behind bars for life
James Belknap was arrested Monday afternoon and faces four counts of first-degree murder
An officer has fatally shot a naked man who was chewing on the face of another man on a downtown expressway off-ramp
Parole board gets petition concerning bartender’s slaying
Pedro Hernandez was charged with the slaying of Etan Patz, who vanished on his way to school in his lower Manhattan neighborhood
In a strange turn of events, the woman who accused him a decade ago friended him on Facebook when he got out of prison
A businessman who helped put a notorious Russian arms dealer known as The Merchant of Death behind bars for 25 years was rewarded on Wednesday with a five-year prison term
Man is in jail after he filmed himself revealing his name, showing his face and admitting he stole the video camera he was using at that moment
Jessica Vega isn’t likely to do prison time, but court officials say she’ll have to repay $13,368 to her victims
Police arrested notorious “mountain man” Dan Nichols Tuesday on drug charges following a months-long search
74-year-old Sandra Layne has been charged with open murder and held without bond
Itzcoatl Ocampo, 24, is awaiting a Sept. 10 trial on six counts of murder with special circumstances of multiple murders and lying in wait