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.
After hearing statements from the relatives of the students killed in the attack, the judge sentenced in excess of the recommended sentencing guidelines
Between September 2020 and May 2022, a group of inmates housed at Donaldson Correctional Facility used telephone scams called “skits” to trick Home Depot employees into activating pre-paid gift cards
The inmates, ages 14 and 15, fled after they overpowered and took a Jenkins County deputy’s 45-automatic handgun and knocked him unconscious with it
The judge said there was not sufficient evidence to prove that Lawrence D. Williams, who also has a history of pedophilia, would not be a danger to society
The bill would give former prisoners and jail inmates the chance to have a judge set aside their conviction once they’ve served their time
Gov. Susana Martinez will push again this year to reinstate the death penalty and toughen criminal sentences for a host of offenses
SCOTUS is giving a death row inmate whose execution was called off last year another chance to raise claims of racial bias on his jury
Inmate Ricky Dubose, one of two inmates accused of slipping out of handcuffs and killing two COs, was found with a makeshift key stashed in his hair
The ruling concluded a case that sparked community outrage and exposed Santa Clara County’s neglect of its jails
Prosecutors say the defendants operated a brothel near Atlanta that lured women from around the U.S. to work as prostitutes
Lance Pruitt, 32, was deemed a “dangerous individual” in the sentencing order from a judge
Authorities said Christopher Carroll used a metal rod from a shower to break through a wall before escaping
David Sweat says he uncovered a way to escape from another maximum-security facility in New York
Cory Ford, 33, will continue to serve his 20-year sentence after assaulting a CO with a water jug
The CO said he initially asked Jean Paul Ungureanu to remove the sign, but he “babbled incomprehensibly”
State law prohibits South Carolina inmates from profiting from their crimes
Oklahoma has struggled to obtain the lethal drugs used in executions as manufacturers have said they don’t want their products used to kill people
A murder convict argued that the jury in his case was tainted by testimony from a witness who said God helped identify him in a photo array
Alfredo de Jesus-Ascencio, 29, was arrested in Mexico after being mistakenly released from prison 10 months ago
Jason Lindbloom allegedly walked away from a minimum-security prison on July 9 along with another inmate
Dayshawn Allen, 23, called the officer to his cell and then threw urine on the CO
Corey Hughes, 27, was reported missing from a work crew on Nov. 27
The Supreme Court of Appeal last month more than doubled Pistorius’ sentence to 13 years, calling the initial six-year sentence “shockingly lenient”
Death row inmate Donna Roberts was convicted of planning her ex-husband’s 2001 killing with a boyfriend in hopes of collecting insurance money
Sixty-two-year-old Herbert Rodgers had been serving a 30- to 70-year prison sentence in Pennsylvania and died Monday
Reginald Clemons, who spent 22 years on death row, admitted he took part in the rape and killing of two sisters
The attack was an act of retaliation after Capt. Awais Ghauri used pepper spray to dissolve a fight between inmates
Willie Walker sprayed the inmate with pepper spray without cause and punched him before planting a “shank” on him
If convicted, Eric Conn could spend the rest of his life in prison
Twenty-year-old Jermaine Munn, of South Bend, is already serving prison time for another deadly shooting that happened when he was a juvenile
Oscar Pistorius sustained minor injury after getting into an altercation with another inmate over telephone use
Ghassan Saleh was working on a grounds crew when he escaped from the federal prison near in 1997
Todd Kohlhepp pleaded guilty in May to seven counts of murder for killings that took place over more than a decade
