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 court’s opinion cited developmental differences between adults and children and their differing capacities for rehabilitation
The jury voted 11-1 in favor of the death penalty after convicting the 24-year-old man in the death of Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder
The judge also ordered Charles Ryan to pay $8,500 to cover the Tempe Police Department’s costs in conducting the investigation of the encounter and designated the offense as a felony
The 63-year-old woman said Revantae Williams asked if he could hide in her backyard
At the time of the shooting, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez had been recently released from jail despite a request by immigration officials to keep him behind bars
Cosmo DiNardo, 20, confessed to the commission of or participation in four murders and agreed to plead guilty to four murder counts
Donald Knisley found the keys inside the van
Eulalio Tordil pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shootings of Malcom Winffel and Claudina Molina
Thomas Knuff allegedly stabbed the couple to death in May, weeks after his release from prison
The inmate used wire cutters that were likely dropped from a drone as part of an elaborate escape plan
The two say they talk daily to bolster the other’s sobriety
Tim Nolan is accused of snaring 17 women and juveniles into having sex by using money, drugs and threats
DeMarlo Berry’s case was one of the first reviewed by a unit Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson created to review cases when new evidence comes to light
William Morva’s case has renewed debate over whether people with mental illness should be shielded from the death penalty
James Staples was placed in a mental health unit at the Maine State Prison, where he blinded himself, after allegedly punching a woman at a psychiatric hospital
The former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible in the deaths of up to 60 Texas children has been indicted on two new murder charges
The high court threw out the sentences because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty
Erick J. Nieto, who is charged with attacking COs twice this year, is now accused of head butting and strangling more officers
Bruce Brutsman escaped Saturday from a hospital after allegedly swallowing a battery
William Lewis spent 40 years on the lam after escaping from a Maryland jail in 1970
Prosecutors and attorneys agreed Robert James Campbell’s mental impairment should keep him from being put to death
Wisconsin attorneys asked a federal appeals court Monday to keep the inmate behind bars while they fight a second ruling overturning his conviction
It took nearly three months for lab test results, which were negative for cocaine
The suspect was arrested on a fifth-degree controlled substance warrant
Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. said that jail officials are cooperating with the investigation and that millions have been spent on safety and security upgrades
Benjamin Lee Small hid in a lockdown cell and used a showerhead in a sock to attack CO Roxanne Powell
The January riot started with a fight between two inmates and escalated when 47 other inmates refused to return to their cells
Steven Dishman was serving a 7-year sentence for theft of property and burglary convictions when he escaped on May 28, 1985
The lawyers wrote that the state is unlikely to prevail in any further appeals or if it retries the case without Brendan Dassey’s confession
This is the fifth time Bruce Davis has been recommended for parole by a state panel only to see it blocked by a governor
Under a long-held Massachusetts legal principle, courts typically erase the convictions of defendants who die before their direct appeals can be heard
Police said the marijuana smell at the party was so strong that you could smell it while driving by
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