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.
Last month, the General Assembly passed a budget amendment that excluded those with violent offenses from state’s earned sentence credit program
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to serve his 2 1/2 years at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood
Wap told the man “Imma kill you and everybody you with,” and flashed a gun during the Dec. 11 video call about two months after his arrest in the drug case
Eric Robert is one of three inmates charged with killing corrections officer Ron Johnson in April
Man faces a mandatory 30 years in prison, but could get life for some of the charges, which include conspiring to commit terrorism and using a weapon of mass destruction
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declared Michael Morton innocent of killing his wife, Christine, and made him eligible to receive $80,000 from the state for each year of confinement, or about $2 million total.
Conviction reversed due to lawyer errors
Officer tasked with protecting the belongings of jailed suspects allegedly used their debit and credit cards to treat himself to gasoline and other items
Superior Court Judge Julia Scrogin set bail at $1 million each for David Joseph Pedersen and his girlfriend Holly Grigsby, saying they were a danger to the public
Federal jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether to impose the death penalty
Police say the man hit his estranged New Mexico wife and pulled her hair over her lack of a response to his Facebook status update
Obie Anthony, who spent his incarceration reading self-help books, said he always believed he would be released and struggled to express his emotions about his newfound freedom
Knox, 24, collapsed in tears after the verdict was read
In its ruling, the Italian appeals court also cleared Knox’s co-defendant, Raffaele Sollecito, of murder in Meredith Kercher’s death
4 Americans were shot to death in February several days after being taken hostage several hundred miles south of Oman
Authorities say DNA samples link him to five other assaults or attempted assaults over two years in Central and Southeast Texas
Under an agreement with Clark County prosecutors, Heidi Knowles pleaded guilty on Thursday to reckless endangerment and was sentenced to 77 days in jail
Candice Clark was sentenced to 55 years in prison in 2008 after reaching a plea deal on multiple
The 18-month old showed signs of being under the influence of cocaine when police arrived at the couple’s apartment
A judge had freed Diane McCloud in January so she could try to get on the transplant waiting list
Officials say the baby was taken to a hospital and survived
Prisoner accuses initial judge, who resigned in disgrace, of racial bias
Ex-inmate accused of stealing deodorant
List includes efforts to give haircuts to elderly
Michael Conahan, 59, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy last year
The judge disallowed anyone who worked at the prison to serve on the jury
Charged for conspiracy and communicating a false distress signal
Gregory Dale Brockman, 33, was serving a three-year sentence for burglary in January 2010 when he wrote letters to the Secret Service detailing his plans.
The conviction came with mandatory life in prison without parole
Bureau of Prisons spokesman Edmond Ross says Brian David Mitchell was brought by U.S. marshals to the prison on Wednesday
A Redding woman who stabbed her cousin’s girlfriend at least seven times last year was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison
Attorneys are questioning the role race played in the sentencing
Woman has been charged with first-degree murder