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.
Though Casey White has been charged with Vicky White’s death, the indictment does not say he killed her
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
Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 shootings
Carlos Cunningham of Oceanside apologized on Monday for his involvement in one of the largest marijuana busts in U.S. history
A man suspected of leaving a homemade bomb at a Colorado shopping mall was captured without a fight outside a grocery store
Doc pleaded guilty in October to 22 counts of billing insurers and patients for procedures he didn’t perform
Daniel Villegas is in prison for a double-homicide he said he didn’t commit
A prison inmate reported the tip that led to the arrest after seeing Susan Schwarz’s case on a playing card deck
Congressman wants to expand the use of DNA testing by getting more states to collect DNA samples, just as they do fingerprints, when suspected felons are arrested for state crimes
Daniel Renwick was also sentenced Friday to another 12 years for firing at other officers
Woman received the harshest penalty allowed by law for the murder of her best friend
Hernan Guerra Jr. pleaded guilty in January to one count of conspiracy with intent to distribute
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he was helping a friend when he commuted the sentence of the son of a political ally
Darrell Eugene Schenk escaped from the Taylor County Jail last year while serving a two-year sentence for burglary of a building
Christopher Clavell allegedly shot his girlfriend eight times
Man is accused in new charges of two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of solicitation to commit first-degree murder
Somehow, the bail conditions placed on Abel Burse more than four years ago were never removed from the private computer system the state uses to keep track of such matters
Woman pleaded guilty last week to charges of helping her cousin, fiance, and two other men flee a prison
Convicted insurance swindler who is protesting his 835-year prison term
As the questioning intensified, Samuel K. Littleton II vomited and then asked why God had not ended his life
Thirty-two-year-old Lee Andrew Taylor is set for lethal injection June 16 for the 1999 slaying of an inmate
Man admitted to lying about receiving valuables from developers who sought to influence him in connection with his official duties in the past decade
Laurie Chapman is charged in a 30-count indictment with theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds
Police say the body of John Joseph McCabe, 15, was found in a vacant lot in September 1969
Man was arrested in a sting in October after authorities say he and a stripper made a drug buy from an undercover officer
Even after the reduction, inmate still had 835 years to serve for his role in the collapse of a life insurance company
Testimony helped convict 5 in murder of factory worker
Daymaris Vazquez showed no emotion in court as Judge Walter Heinrich ordered no contact with her child
Casslyn Welch has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of escape, kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault
Officer accused of stealing more than $147,000 from 96-year-old widow, and making himself the sole beneficiary of her $500,000 annuity
Prosecutor had worked to get him lesser sentence
The woman showed up in court with a phony doctor’s note