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 37-year-old suspect had just been arrested by deputies
Prosecutors portrayed Ricky Dubose as a cunning and calculated killer, one who deserved the ultimate punishment
A jury convicted Ricky Dubose after deliberating for about 90 minutes
While cleared of charges of killing her daughter, Anthony was convicted of lying to investigators
Verdict was announced after less than 11 hours of deliberations
Matthew Bartlett also was ordered to pay a $400 fine after he was photographed making the obscene gesture toward prosecutor Jeff Ashton
Congress passed a law last year substantially lowering recommended sentences for people convicted of crack cocaine crimes
prosecutors said Joseph Barbarino was 15 years old when he plunged a knife into his brother Vincent after the 6-year-old spurned his sexual advances
Belinda Stewart makes $102,000 a year as a director for the DOC
Prosecutors say Lee Farkas continues to deny responsibility for the devastation he wrought as the mastermind of multibillion-dollar fraud
Police still investigating details of the case but from information they gathered, it appears the girl was playing unsupervised and got into the cocaine
Police believe he was the man discovered in the toilet at the festival in Boulder by a woman who lifted the lid
Bulger had a $2 million reward on his head and rose to No. 1 on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list after Osama bin Laden was killed
In 2006, a federal appeals court overturned Anthony Graves’ conviction in the 1992 killing of a grandmother and five children and ordered a new trial
Ka Yang was arrested three months after her otherwise healthy 6-week-old daughter, Mirabelle Thao-Lo, was found dead in the family home
Wife already had a protective order against the man because of a previous assault charge
District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. said he plans to challenge the decision or to at least to assure that Curtis Tyner remains in a state prison for killing Martha Anne Mickel
Woman admitted hitting the boy hard in the back and stomach over the broken TV
Prisoner said he meant to fire the shots into the air
Man earned the “Barefoot Bandit” moniker by allegedly committing some of the crimes without shoes
A jury is investigating whether the money given to support his mistress, Rielle Hunter, should have been considered campaign donations
Man had previously served six years in prison for aggravated assault and attempted sexual assault of another child
Deputies are treating the case as possible domestic violence
Demonstrators were trying to hang a banner that urged the president to release the imprisoned Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Rivera Lopez
Although Mehserle was sentenced to state prison for his conviction, he was never handed over to the California Department of Corrections because of safety concerns
Man faces murder charges in New Mexico
Man shot his girlfriend when she threatened to leave him
Clifford Arlen Matherly, 35, was arrested at a gas station in Chewelah, Wash., on Monday, according to the FBI.
Brandon Bishop is jailed in lieu of $300,000 bail
Cristian Fernandez charged in death of half brother
Douglas Brian Irvin Jr. is accused of pulling out a laminated identification card that said “police”
Expedited court hearings along the border are a major force driving a seismic demographic shift in who is being sent to federal prison
The bond, which must be paid in full to secure the defendant’s release, is perhaps one of the highest on record in U.S. history