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.
Court says no to compassionate release request for convicted murderer and drug kingpin in this recent case
The suit was filed on behalf of women arrested for minor offenses who had photos taken of tattoos on or near intimate body parts during booking
Jones will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole
Arrested after failing to break down door
Governor helped smuggle cocaine through Cancun to the U.S.
Charles Nettlebeck was spared the death penalty due to history of mental illness
Rian Stuckman was attempting to get into his mother’s house without his key when he was arrested
9-hour ordeal began when passenger called 911 to report explosive on vehicle
Laquaille Bryant murdered a federally-protected witness and her friend
Raymond Towler served nearly 30 years of his life sentence for the rape of an 11-year-old-girl
Cops were allowed to testify in court without prosecutors revealing their misconduct records
Patrick Pogan was convicted Thursday of lying about his Times Square clash with a bike-riding activist
A 17-year-old Mexican faces a maximum penalty of life in prison for shooting Robert Rosas 8 times
33-year-old Nushawn Williams infected at least 13 women with the AIDS virus
Tommie Johnson put his 2 kids in a trash bin last July
James Soares Jr. killed his parents, buried them and then took their credit card on a shopping spree
Rickie Durham will spend 2 years in federal custody
Vo Duong Tran planned to rob a drug house with a machine gun
California houses the most death-row inmates in the nation with more than 700
Ray Edward Brookins was convicted of improper sexual activity with a teen inmate
Citizen’s bear hug leads to arrest of two criminals
Jeffrey Rush recieves a 6 1/2-year sentence
Richard Marshall was accused of providing gun that killed American Indian Movement activist
White men forced black man out of a convenience store and threatened him with a chainsaw
Woman pretended glass shard in bottle injured daughter
Prosecutors: Mob facing ‘new criminal territory’ with sex trafficking of a minor charge
Operation focused on cross-border crime
Jorge Ortiz-Oliva oversaw three large “super” labs that produced at least 230 pounds of methamphetamine
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari will spend 10 years in jail for terrorism financing and conspiracy to commit wire fraud
Lawyer says Nev. man will plead insanity against accusations that he hacked a 4-month-old baby to death