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 suspect, who had just escaped from the Glades County Jail exercise yard, stole a truck that was running while unoccupied and led deputies on a pursuit
The judge also ordered Arthur Lee Cofield Jr. to pay millions in restitution, including $11 million for the money he stole from billionaire movie producer Sidney Kimmel while inside the Georgia DOC’s Special Management Unit
Under one of the proposed bills, a court could not sentence an individual under 19 years old when the crime was committed to imprisonment for life without parole eligibility
Jessie Con-ui was angry after CO Eric Williams ordered a search of his cell and stabbed the victim over 200 times
Three former university administrators were sentenced to at least two months in jail for failing to alert authorities to a 2001 child sexual abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky
The measure follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down automatic no-parole life sentences for crimes committed by those under the age of 18
Gerald “Jerry” DeLemus spent more than a month in an encampment organizing armed patrols and serving as an intermediary between a self-styled militia and local authorities
Herschel Jones’ ex-girlfriend warned police he was “looking to kill a cop”
The bill would require officials to evaluate an inmate’s entire criminal history when considering their release from prison
A man convicted of killing four people in Omaha in 2013 has been given Nebraska’s first death sentence since the state’s voters reinstated the punishment in November
Nicholas D. Kean, who testified that John Barnett once showed him a gun, ended a text message to Barnett with the words, “this switchblade goin thru your kidney”
An inmate being transported from a different prison hijacked a van full of other prisoners and escaped
Shaurn Thomas claimed he was at a hearing on the day a businessman was fatally shot
Wesley Correa-Carmenaty pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed a deputy and wounded another during an escape
Authorities say they’re in no hurry to file charges because the suspect is already behind bars
Thousands of people convicted of marijuana crimes in California have asked to get their records reduced since the state legalized recreational pot
ICE took custody of Rene Lima-Marin after a judge ordered him to be released from prison in an armed robbery case
Two police officers were injured in the altercation
Rene Lima-Marin came to the U.S. from Cuba when he was a toddler and never applied for citizenship
An Ohio court is reviewing how and why a domestic violence suspect was released early from jail weeks before fatally shooting three people
The inmate was sentenced to 98 years in prison, but was mistakenly released in 2008. Authorities realized the mistake in 2014, and police returned him to prison
No one was hit when the officer fired at the inmate as he tried to steal the car from a driver
Guaymar Cabrera-Hernandez was at large for nearly 24 hours after he escaped a maximum security federal prison
The ruling noted that there was no physical evidence to tie Ralph Wright to the killings of his ex-girlfriend and their 15-month-old son
A judge said Lee Baca’s fall was his own doing and that his role atop a corrupt department where deputies brutalized inmates had ruined lives and done lasting damage
New York’s Department of Investigation released a report saying DOC Commissioner Joseph Ponte spent 90 days out of state last year in his department SUV
Johnathan Cruz justified killing three people in four days by citing the horror movie, “The Purge”
Wesley Correa-Carmenaty had just been sentenced to 45 years in an unrelated case when he grabbed a deputy’s gun, shot him and another deputy, and escaped
Manning served nearly seven years of her 35-year sentence, before Obama granted her clemency in the final days of his presidency
Tiffany Li’s family helped her post $35 million and she is free from jail pending a September trial
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Sammantha Lucille Rebecca Allen and her husband John Michael Allen
Preston Strong was convicted in the killings of his best friend, the man’s girlfriend and her four young children
Someone related to the donor had left DNA on the bodies of two prostitutes slain in the 1990s
