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 Atlanta Journal-Constitution found COs in Georgia are paid less than COs in other states and 8 in 10 of the arrests were women, often under the age of 30
A faulty records review led to the release of Kevin Mason, a suspect in a 2021 Minnesota killing
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A convicted rapist walked away, with three weeks left in his 9-month sentence, after he was sent outside to close the iron gates
Attorneys told the jury to decide whether Dylann Roof “should be sent to prison with no possibility of release ever or should he be executed”
The inmate refused to appear in court for sentencing
An altercation broke out after the man used a cellphone or tablet in court
Dylann Roof’s lawyers have offered to plead guilty if federal prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty
She allegedly refused to turn down her music and stop twerking on her car
The state has rejected a proposal to temporarily delay the January execution of a man set to die for the 1993 rape and killing of his girlfriend’s daughter
The 50-year-old inmate, who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of John Lee Moore in March 1990, is set to receive a lethal injection at 7 p.m. Tuesday
The killing of the CO was a calculated slaying, federal prosecutors said
Christopher Lee Cornell called the court system “rigged” and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
A federal judge agreed Monday to let a white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners rehire his attorneys until a verdict is reached
Authorities said he killed the girls to get back at his ex-wife
White House and Justice Department officials on Saturday said Bergdahl had submitted copies of the clemency request seeking leniency
A prosecutor charged an Indiana woman with attempted murder Friday after she told police she injected fecal matter into her son’s IV tube
The FBI admitted analysts it trained repeatedly gave flawed evidence about tracing hair left at crime scenes
An inmate scheduled to be executed is asking the governor to stop it because a judge imposed a death sentence over the jury’s recommendation of life imprisonment
Defense attorneys dismissed by Charleston church shooting defendant Dylann Roof strongly condemned his decision to represent himself
Responders initially responded to calls of a man walking around with only a towel on
The court met to decide whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings
The Court seems likely to side with an inmate who claims he is intellectually disabled and thus ineligible to be executed
The two sheriff’s deputies beat a mentally ill jail inmate and falsified records to hide the abuse
The ex-U.S. House speaker is now pointing to a technicality to argue that a state body should restore his $17K-a-year teacher’s pension that it yanked after his sentencing
Jurors may decide whether they believe a CO based on the 93 percent of communication that has nothing to do with what the officer says
The trials turned on the false testimony from the alleged victims in the case and the testimony of a physician who admitted that she misrepresented the facts
Defense attorneys filed a motion seeking permission to perform extensive evidence testing to prove Steven Avery’s innocence
The apparent college student attempted to hand the bouncer a slice of pizza she purchased at a nearby shop as proof of her legal age last week
Christopher Lee Cornell allegedly kept trying from behind bars to urge others to violence in support of the Islamic State group
Yesenia Sesmas is charged in the killing of Laura Abarca-Nogueda and the abduction of Abarca-Nogueda’s baby
Scott Roeder will have to serve at least 25 years of a life sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
Texas’ highest criminal court on Wednesday exonerated four San Antonio women who spent almost 15 years in prison
The Justice Department’s drug policy is important given the sheer volume of defendants moved through the federal system
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