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.
Officials and experts discuss safety risk and placement decision for former police officer Derek Chauvin as he begins serving 21 years on federal civil rights charges
The former sheriff’s office employee stole guns, pills, marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and cash from the agency’s evidence building
The judge, who said she wanted the sentence to send an “unmistakable message,” noted that Maxwell never expressed remorse
The judge also made the unusual move of offering the woman a chance to clear her name at a new trial
Man has been sentenced to at least nine months in prison for what prosecutors say was an elaborate online scheme to obtain risque photos of middle- and high-school girls
Once he took over women’s email accounts, George Bronk searched their folders for nude or semi-nude photographs
Drunk driver got six months after hitting boy; she could get up to three years
Superior Court Judge Debra Carrillo on Friday rescheduled Catherine Kieu’s arraignment to Sept. 23 and set bail at $1 million
Man twice before attempted to escape during his more than 20 years in prison for various convictions, including several robberies
George Bronk pleaded guilty in January to charges of computer intrusion, false impersonation and possession of child pornography
Police said man punched a one-year-old baby boy in his head and kicked and slapped a 12-year-old boy in his head and stomach
Man has been indicted on charges he punched a corrections officer in the head
Yudeka Valdez complained her estranged husband wasn’t making payments on her Mercedes
Man was sentenced to four consecutive two-year state jail terms when he pleaded guilty in 2004 to stealing cattle in rural North Texas
Authorities said they found more than $822,000 in cash, 30 weapons and at least a dozen sets of documents to make false IDs with in the Santa Monica apartment
In a cellphone video that circulated worldwide after it was posted online, attackers are seen punching and kicking the victim
State determined getting fired was punishment enough
Travis County sheriff’s spokesman Roger Wade says the Cincinnati Bengals’ leading rusher for the past three seasons was arrested on a misdemeanor count of assault with bodily injury
Stepfather is facing the possibility of spending more time behind bars — perhaps his entire life
Sheldon Weinstein, who used a wheelchair, died of blunt force injuries suffered at the hands of other inmates
The boy told authorities that his dad injected him with heroin “at least 10 times”
In the letters, Roberto Cepeda is accused of writing “This is ANTHRAX,” “ANTHRAX for you” and “Die from ANTHRAX”
Anthony Garcia is accused of handing out tainted yogurt samples
Catherine Kieu Becker allegedly put the penis in the garbage disposal and turned it on
Members wear a black vest adorned with patches on the back and commonly refer to the gang as “the Nation”
Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig Robison immediately sentenced Michael Jason Wilson to a year in jail and three years of probation
The fight involved at least six adults during a game for 12-year-olds
Jose Hernandez Gomez got caught taking the photo in a Nordstrom Rack store June 30 by a security guard who was watching him via a surveillance camera
Pharmacist shot and killed a teenager who tried to rob the south Oklahoma City store where he worked
Two Connecticut murder convicts who were freed last year may return to prison
Researchers found that women with lighter skin tones received more-lenient sentences and served less time than women with darker skin tones
Richard Reynolds was convicted of shooting Officer Walter Williams in the head
Selena Irene York, 33, was arrested this week in Eugene, Ore., where she remained jailed pending extradition back to Utah