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.
The president is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses
J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao reported to the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday morning; authorities have not said which facility they will go to
There have been 237 vacated convictions in recent years linked to former Sgt. Ronald Watts
Woman was arrested and booked for investigation of murder and conspiracy to commit murder
Thomas Scala, 58, will be sentenced to five years’ probation for criminally negligent homicide
A Phoenix man was sentenced to two terms of life in prison Wednesday for brutally beating two boys to death with a baseball bat
An inmate told detectives he knew who was responsible for a string of obituary-related burglaries because the suspects had bragged about their methods
More than 1,000 of the people arrested had multiple criminal convictions
A mentally ill man stabbed his 84-year-old mom to death, and then told police that “Satan” did it
Pakistani court has convicted his three widows and two of his daughters on charges of illegally living in Pakistan and sentenced them to 45 days in prison
Records show Shaquan Duley was admitted Friday to a maximum-security women’s prison
Officials called it one of the most prolific crack cocaine selling operations in the city
Edward O’Rourke Jr. pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child
The single parent was living with her mother, had no job and was depressed and upset about multiple issues at the time of the slayings
Robert Gardner is facing up to 25 years to life in prison
Murderer: ‘They lost a child...I am going to die in jail’
Authorities say the woman told officials that she and her daughter suffered mental illness and wanted to die
Texas man spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit
A homeless woman died in a jail cell after being arrested for refusing to leave a hospital where she had sought treatment for a sprained ankle
The death sentence Lamar Cooper originally faced was no longer an option, because Illinois banned capital punishment last year
After several disorderly conduct warnings, the man was arrested
Police are reviewing the conduct of an officer after an incident in which a handcuffed man was apparently dragged face-down across the floor
Prosecutors said Neil Entwistle killed his wife and daughter after becoming despondent over his failure to find a job and accumulating debt
The girl and her friend were picked up at school by one of the men and lured to a party with suspected members of the TB22, or True Blood 22, street gang
Officer killed an unarmed New York City man as he left his bachelor party
The jury needed just three hours Thursday to convict Tania Coleman of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter
Randall Willis told the dispatcher his sleeping wife didn’t know he was going to shoot her
Jahmell Crockam had previously vowed to friends he would kill a police officer rather than go to prison
Police say 6-year-old Khalil Wimes weighed less than 30 pounds when he died Monday night of blunt-force trauma to the head
Jerome Finnigan was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to a murder-for-hire plot
Maggie Jean Wortman pleaded guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter as part of a deal with prosecutors
Mark Byron agreed to begin posting the apology last month to avoid jail but later decided the ruling violated his freedom of speech
One of the alleged victims was an off-duty New York City police officer who was gunned down in 1997