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.
Arturo Pacheco, 40, is one of two California State Prison, Sacramento, COs who have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2016 fatal incident involving inmate Ronnie Price
Richard Gillmore, arrested in 1986 and called the “jogger rapist” because he staked out victims as he ran by their homes
Alex Friedmann was convicted of hiding guns, ammunition, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of Nashville’s new jail while it was being built
Mother is accused of starving, drugging and beating her 4-year-old daughter to death
Luis Guaman’s case stirred controversy because U.S. prosecutors sought his extradition, hoping to put him in prison for life without parole
U.S. marshals in Arizona put an end to an Illinois couple’s life on the lam
The body of a 3-year-old girl was found in a trash bag
A former New York City police officer is facing the possibility of life in prison
Man told his mother he was going to attack officials at a company where he was fired last year
Victim was shot twice in the face after answering the door at his house
Doubts are growing within the judiciary about the reasonableness of the sentencing guidelines, as demonstrated by the extent to which judges are refusing to follow them
Tougher sentencing measure awaiting Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature attempts to deter domestic violence
The three are charged with firing shots at a police officer during a high-speed chase
The 29-year-old man is suspected in the deaths of 75-year-old Jim King and his 72-year-old wife, Wava King
Teen is accused of pouring gasoline on a 10-year-old and setting the child on fire
Prosecutors say 26-year-old Eric Charles Miller, the ninth and final inmate sentenced in the 2006 death of John Chamberlain, pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter
George Zimmerman was released around midnight Sunday from a Florida county jail
Prosecutors said the Reverend fired Jose Feliciano after discovering the janitor had an outstanding arrest warrant in Pa. from the 1980s for sexually touching a child
Police say 40-year-old Edgardo Castillo Pagan was to be extradited Friday afternoon
Democrat William Jefferson was convicted in 2009 but has been free on bond while appealing his case
Man is considered “armed and dangerous”
Lonnie Johnson is a sex offender, a felon with one rape conviction and nearly two dozen charges of rape and sex assault is free due to a legal loophole
Man is charged with murdering and kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend
Officials are split on whether criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of newly reduced sentences
Husband and wife are accused of torturing and starving the man’s teenage daughter and forcing her to live in their basement
Officials are dusting off little-used laws to seek murder charges against suspected dealers
Gov. John Kasich agreed with the Ohio Parole Board to recommend against Mark Wayne Wiles’ clemency request
George Zimmerman is held without bond for the murder of Trayvon Martin
Santos Roman went to the school to retrieve the drugs and found police waiting for him
An affidavit says 19-year-old Jake England confessed to shooting three people and 32-year-old Alvin Watts confessed to shooting two
Special prosecutor Angela Corey said she will not take the Trayvon Martin shooting death before a grand jury
The mother of a 14-year-old who had cerebral palsy and weighed 28 pounds when she died last year has pleaded guilty