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.
Robert Blancas, 35, was sentenced in San Francisco federal court for obstructing justice and also for enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity
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
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
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