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 two wanted men were captured following a brief pursuit; Idaho State Police said they are now investigating whether the pair had killed two people while on the run
The CO’s sentence was the longest against six former officers sentenced in connection with an assault on an inmate at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex
The inmate punched the sergeant, causing her fractures to her facial bones and detaching her retina in her right eye
Deputies responded and subdued both inmates by using their TASERs and chemical spray
The defense argues that security measures used to transport Guzman from a jail in Manhattan to a Brooklyn courthouse create a public spectacle that’s prejudicial
Attorneys for Brendan Dassey said the inmate is borderline intellectually disabled and was pressured into a false confession
Police Chief Terry Zeigler confirmed that Antoine Fielder is the inmate suspected of fatally shooting the deputies
Lawyers said Brendan Dassey’s confession should never have been used to convict him
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday to decide whether Francis Salemme is guilty of ordering the killing of nightclub owner Steven DiSarro in 1993
A member of the radical group MOVE has been released from prison nearly 40 years after the deadly shootout
The justices said that judges need not provide detailed explanations when modifying a prison sentence
A self-styled prophet who helped lead a Utah doomsday cult that believed in polygamy pleaded guilty to sodomy and child bigamy charges
The 47-year-old Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced in 2013 to 28 years in prison for corruption during his years in office
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Officials said the man punched a deputy, sat on top of him and slammed the deputy’s head into a concrete floor
Joshua H. Becker is accused of providing the weapon that another inmate used to stab the correctional officer on May 11
A convicted child rapist who was set to be released from custody after two experts concluded he was no longer “sexually dangerous” will remain locked up
Eric C. Conn, who fled the country to avoid prison after committing fraud on a grand scale in his legal practice, faces up to 27 years in prison
Jorge Sanders-Galvez said he did not want to proceed to sentencing until the judge had the opportunity to read his pre-sentence report
Anthony Gomez and Christopher Marquez were sentenced for attempted murder in the shooting of a CO who stopped at a gas station
Abdinjib Ibraham is charged with attempted murder after attacking a CO, leaving the officer with a severe brain injury
Kassandra Lee Martin reportedly slammed Lt. Sherry Souchick to the ground while she was being searched for contraband
One CO underwent surgery for multiple injuries, including fractured facial bones, as a result of the attack
Kevin Keith is serving a life sentence for killing two women and a 4-year-old girl
Dana Gallop’s lawyer called the ruling “disappointing” and dismissed the state’s civil-death statute as “moronic”
“Mercy was mixed with justice. He met his maker,” said Gary Dale Poole, who killed a cellmate awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing a child
One CO was severely beaten in the attack and a second officer also was injured when she came to her colleague’s aid
Georgia Osborne was upset because it was taking COs too long to give her hygiene products, a report said
The move comes after video recordings of meetings and calls between defense attorneys and clients at Leavenworth Detention Center were discovered
While Anika Witt was being booked into a jail last year, a CO found a loaded Kimber .380-caliber handgun inside Witt’s vaginal cavity
The inmate, once deemed the “most dangerous in Rhode Island,” is already serving a life sentence for stabbing a CO to death in 1973
A judge heard testimony on whether prosecutors improperly used secret recordings of conversations between inmates and their attorneys
Wearing a mask to prevent him from spitting on COs, William A. Cramer heard a judge sentence him to life in prison
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