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.
In addition to cutting down on jailing costs, the programs are almost entirely funded through offender user fees and grants
Authorities said the supervisor stood silent until the end of the beating, at which time he commented, “That’s fair”
“It made me start the grieving process all over again knowing he was free and they are dead,” a family member said
The prisoner, who was incarcerated for a gun charge, was caught with a contraband charger and headphones
Owner said he was only training bird
Says he confessed to murders because of police torture
Alleged assault only came to police department’s attention in July
Sentenced at 15, has spent time in four different prisons
Will serve a year of probation and faces a year in jail if arrested for anything other than a minor traffic violation
Unlikely to be locked up after being give a chance to plead guilty to two misdemeanors instead of felony cocaine possession
Sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison for stealing and selling scrap metal from the fence project in Arizona
Will serve 90 days in jail and won’t be allowed to work as a public employee in the state
Two women received the sentenced for their role in an $11 armed robbery
Neither the boy, nor his family, knew she escaped from prison back in 1975
A British judge told the star his addiction to marijuana put him and the public at risk
He continues to insist he is not guilty
Herzog will be paroled from Norco prison in Riverside County sometime in “mid-September”
John H. Bunz bludgeoned his 89-year-old wife to death with a hammer
After finding Fajardo, 22, guilty of murdering a 14-year-old black girl, jurors will now be asked to recommend whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole
The judge first ruled that confinement would send the wrong message to Ms. Grass and the community, but has now granted her permission because of her medical issues
Such hospital bedside arraignments are a growing trend for mental health facilities, local lockups and county jails
Chief cites distraction, need to avoid ‘disruption of process’ in decision
Police arrested the climber at the top of the 58 story building
Joseph Thomas Hansen, of Claire City, was arrested Aug. 23
The population of inmates over 55 years of age continues to grow nationwide
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, is a former Texas high school football player now known as “the Barbie”
Charles Juan Proctor was convicted this month of 22 charges after going on a knifing rampage
A 45-year-old man shot 2 police officers before barricading himself in home
The agent was convicted of providing federal agents with false documents to hide the number of guns he sold
The Pueblo Bishops Bloods have terrorized the community for generations
Trio had earlier voted to spare lives of truckers whose semi they stole