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 bill would prohibit inmates convicted in eight violent crime categories from using good behavior credits to reduce their sentences
Ike Nicholas Souzer, who was taken back into custody Sunday, was released over objections from his family and the DA’s office
Sgt. Ulysses Oliver Jr. pleaded guilty to assaulting the inmates in April 2019
Judge ruled this week that Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies had gone too far in searching suspect’s home
Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, the departing commanding general, on Wednesday granted a request by Maj. Nidal Hasan’s attorney to delay proceedings until late April
Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry called 37-year-old Marvin Mercado a clear danger to society
Lonnie Hyrum Johnson was charged in 2007 in Utah with rape, sodomy and aggravated sexual abuse of a child for alleged acts with his niece and her step-cousin
55-year-old Harley Lappin, who announced last week that he would retire in May, was pulled over Feb. 26 after an officer saw him nearly swerve into two vehicles
According to court records, Richard Santiago and another inmate, Silvestre Mayorqui Rivera, kicked, punched and stomped on fellow inmate Manuel Torrez until he lay unresponsive
Threats started with a threat Kim Rolene Hutterer carved into her jail cell wall two decades ago
At an extraordinary sentencing in Westchester County Court, Werner Lippe said he was convicted on “assumptions, speculations and lies.”
The teens were among a group of 20 who were rounded up after neighbors complained about a loud house party early Saturday
Man charged with killing his 16-year-old son. and torturing his wife and children
Jorge and Carmen Barahona face first-degree murder charges and a slew of child abuse and neglect charges
A Monterey County judge sentenced 59-year-old Clyde Beaver to life in prison without parole
Appeal maybe the last shot for 70-year-old John Connolly, who will likely spend the rest of his life in prison
Prosecutors are seeking the maximum at a sentencing hearing Friday for 66-year-old George Joseph England
Worker downloaded images depicting babies, preteens and early adolescents in various sexual settings, including bondage
Keith Gruber had four unopened beer cans in his bag Monday when he tried to walk through the metal detector at the county courthouse
An inmate threw a cup of urine at corrections officer Kenneth Swain as he was collecting a meal tray
Haley was convicted of tampering with evidence and making false statements after he posted the video claiming he killed 16 people on YouTube
Officers had to restrain 28-year-old Angela Davito around 9:30 p.m. Saturday after she became disorderly
Louis Scala is accused of coming up with the “inventive” method of selling the pills during his regular rounds in his Lickety Split ice cream truck,
Jon Burge, a former police commander convicted of lying about the torture of murder suspects decades ago, reported to federal prison Wednesday
49-year-old Nathan Wayne Pugh of Sachse was sentenced to eight years for trying to hold up a Dallas bank
State police charged Melanie Houtz with putting one or two tablespoons of bleach in her husband’s vodka bottle
The federal prosecution in Virginia relied upon rarely-used 19th century maritime laws and was the first piracy case to go to trial since the Civil War
The decision ends speculation that began last month when Byron Scherf was charged with aggravated murder in connection with the slaying of 34-year-old Officer Jayme Biendl
The man used his son as a shield during a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies
Pamela Jean Lambson, a 19-year-old San Jose woman who aspired to be a model or actress, was strangled and dumped on Mount Tamalpais after being lured to her death
Carl I. Little Jr., 44, was released from the Suwannee Correctional Institution on Feb. 23 following a four-and-a-half year sentence
The inmate’s parents, 40-year-old Thomas Crain and 39-year-old Kelly Crain, were killed in their Naples-area home with a rifle Dec. 9