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.
Lack of post-release transport in county’s inmate transfer policy raises concerns
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released early in the day from the Chillicothe Correctional Center; she was granted parole after serving 85% of her sentence
The CO was a former 20-year law enforcement veteran who was a lieutenant and shift commander at William Donaldson Correctional Facility
Terry Speaks was convicted in 2015 of stabbing 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart in the heart, dismembering her, and dumping her body parts in the Gulf of Mexico
Authorities say 40-year-old Charlotte Carman took $180 from her ex-boyfriend after stabbing him and used part of the stolen funds to pay for the tattoo
A newly released indictment charges Curtis Lee Wyatt with aiding in Eric Conn’s escape, abetting Conn’s failure to appear and lying to the FBI
The DOC charged 16 of the inmates with first-degree murder, assault and kidnapping
Gov. Paul LePage is calling the news organizations “the most horrible organizations on the earth”
The attorney wrote that the prison term could translate to 61 percent of Stephen Donaldson Sr. remaining time on earth
As he was booked into county jail, Troy O’Guinn was photographed wearing a spit guard.
Among proposed changes are eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses while increasing penalties for others
A Connecticut man who was caught hiding heroin in a Bible while on parole will spend another six months in jail
The district attorney dropped the charges
Campbell, 69, is sentenced to die for the April 2, 1997, aggravated murder of 18-year-old Charles Dials
The court says that denying Britnee Becker parole “ensured she could not use heroin and harm her unborn child”
The study suggests its findings bolster existing research that show a cycle of incarceration leads to loss of cohesion and added crime in poor, mostly nonwhite neighborhoods
His attorney says the convicted killer has so much fluid in his lungs that he can’t lie flat on the execution table for a lethal injection
The increase in ICE detentions has boosted revenue for the sheriff’s offices that contract with the agency; the offices charge ICE $70 to $90 per inmate per day
William Dunbar was once stripped of his service weapon because his commanding officers feared he was a threat to himself or fellow guardsmen
A 2015 lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs who say they were unconstitutionally jailed for owing court debts
Melanie Nash had previously been sentenced to 1½ to three years in 2015 for ransacking her father’s grave
A man convicted of torturing his girlfriend’s son by forcing him to take ice baths, wrapping his head in duct tape and rubbing cayenne pepper into his eyes was sentenced to 65 years
Parents of children found bullying other minors could face jail time under a new law
The holding cell was already in use and officers were forced to put the inmate in an interview room
SCOTUS did not weigh in on a New Jersey court ruling that helped prompt a law prohibiting mandatory life without parole for juveniles
Judge Kelly Wayne Parker sentenced Marvin Rice to death in the 2011 slaying of Annette Durham and to life in prison in the slaying of Steven Strotkamp
A Wisconsin man convicted in a homicide featured on the “Making a Murderer” documentary has asked a judge to toss out her ruling that he doesn’t deserve a new trial
The errant release occurred because of a mistake a civilian clerk in the administrative booking unit of the Department of Correction made
The Alabama Department of Corrections will execute Jeffrey Lynn Borden on Thursday, barring any other legal actions
The county intends to use the money to create a 21-bed shelter and day treatment center primarily for African American women
Lawmakers have pushed to reinstate New Mexico’s death penalty for certain criminal offenses and to broaden a rarely used “three-strikes” law
She says vaccinations go against her beliefs and she should have raised her objections sooner
The former football hero and celebrity criminal defendant plans to live at a home in the Las Vegas area for the foreseeable future