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.
Authorities are searching for the escapee in a rural, sparsely populated area
After Walter Harold Mitchell III closed his donated-cadaver business he abandoned 24 human body limbs and five heads in a remote forest
Enrique Chavez was the fifth employee at the Dublin prison to be charged with sexual abuse of inmates since June 2021
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
Bill would give perpetrators of non-homicidal crimes the opportunity for a re-sentence or parole after 15 years
Officials say they removed 11 children from a crowded home where a registered sex offender lives after they found eight confined in a small, dark bedroom
Authorities say the assault occurred Oct. 29 at a McDonald’s in the Cincinnati suburb of Anderson Township in Ohio
Authorities say Beaudoin Ketant helped move 41 tons of cocaine through Haiti to the U.S. from 1987 to 1996
A central Missouri mother and her boyfriend were charged Friday in the fatal beating of a toddler
Man was given a mandatory life sentence for trying to blow up a packed jetliner using a bomb sewn into his underwear
Two of three fugitive siblings who were the targets of a nationwide manhunt after shots were fired at a police officer pleaded guilty
The hearing is an open platform for passengers and crew who want to speak, but only five of nearly 300 are expected to address the court
The package of cards was intercepted by prison officials, who called the school principal
The men rejected a plea deal for a much shorter sentence
Maksim Gelman was sentenced Wednesday for slashing a Manhattan subway passenger at the end of the bloody crime spree
Woman allegedly spiked a 79-year-old man’s peach smoothie with antifreeze after taking control of his bank accounts
A death row inmate claimed 10 or more victims may be buried on a cattle ranch
After the hearing, prosecutors praised the judge’s decision and thanked investigators who helped build the case
Anthony Townes is serving an 18-year sentence for raping at least four inmates
The body of 36-year-old Marie Joseph was found June 28, two days after she was reported missing while swimming at the Lafayette Park pool