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.
Timothy Koebert, 65, began to write letters in August to the Allentown District Parole Office threatening to kill people, babies and a police officer
Roy Booth, 40, was charged with crimes including armed assault with intent to murder for the alleged attack on CO Matthew Tidman
Randy Halprin, 45, was among the inmates who escaped from a Texas prison in Dec. 2000, committing numerous robberies and killing Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins
Ka Yang faces life in prison without parole if she is convicted of killing her daughter
Ex-Los Angeles police officer has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after he was caught downloading child pornography
The 12-year-old boy had been strapped to a bed or locked in a bathroom for days or weeks at a time
Prosecutors called the August 2010 incident a senseless but deliberate crime
Lawyer said: “The defendant knew he had HIV AIDS when he raped this victim and he intended to infect her with the HIV AIDS virus”
An adoptive father accused of raping three boys in his care was indicted by a grand jury
A jury found Joshua David Threlkeld, 34, guilty of 79 felonies and one misdemeanor charge
Woman told police she had been taking a weight-loss product, had trouble sleeping for several days and felt an “evil” presence
Woman was accused of illegally injecting toxic substances such as flat-tire sealant and glue into women’s buttocks
Joyce Garrard was indicted last week for capital murder in the death of 9-year-old Savannah Hardin
Grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old girl forced her to run three hours as a punishment, causing her death
Robert Young and Mark Rubinson were given two years of probation in connection with the death of 43-year-old Jeffrey Jarrett
LeAnn Moock pleaded guilty in November to charges including obstruction and aggravated identity theft involving her father
Kil Jun Lee was returning from a trip to South Korea when the officers at LAX found 29,827 fake Viagra tablets, 8,993 fake Cialis pills and 793 counterfeit Levitra tablets
Woman kept her father’s severed body in an ice chest at her apartment for at least two years as she collected his Social Security check
Jonathan Moore’s murder convictions were vacated after police officers found new evidence that exonerated him
Richard Fox, 39, shot the cannon after loading it with fireworks powder
Troopers say they found more than a pound of marijuana and about 40 pounds of hard candy laced with concentrated cannabis inside the vehicle
A New York sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to 23 years in prison for suffocating an aspiring dancer from Texas and dumping her body 85 miles away
A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30 years after Congress tried to create fairer results
Authorities say the victims answered Craigslist ads for work on a nonexistent cattle farm in Ohio
The 41-year-old mother pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery under a plea deal
A teenager faces a first-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of his school principal
A Kansas woman who left a hair dryer running to warm her infant daughter on a freezing night has been sentenced to three years’ probation for the baby’s death
The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to taking a $350,000 drawing by Cubist painter Fernand Leger from a lobby gallery at Manhattan’s Carlyle Hotel
Prosecutors say the girl’s stepmother fatally beat and sexually assaulted the toddler over temper tantrums and toilet training accidents
Drug prosecutor handled the high-profile Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars cocaine possession plea deals
Death came soon after unattended birth in ’97