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 Dutch national from Aruba was long suspected in the disappearance and death and pleaded guilty to the extortion of Natalee’s mother, Beth
Tony Klein’s sentence also includes five years of supervised release after prison; he had faced a possible life sentence
Antoinette Frank was convicted in the 1995 death of Officer Ronald Williams II during a robbery at a restaurant, where both officers sometimes moonlighted as security guards
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
Obama shortened sentences for 79 people Tuesday
Domestic assault charges against the son of a NY prison worker who helped two convicted killers escape have been dismissed
Danny Heinrich was sentenced to 20 years in prison on a child pornography count that let authorities close the books on a mystery that haunted the state for nearly three decades. (AP File Photo)
Kansas police said the week-old newborn girl who went missing after her mother was shot to death was found alive in Dallas
In return for leading authorities to Jacob’s body and confessing what he had done, Danny Heinrich will not be charged with Jacob’s murder. (Photo/Sherburne County Sheriff via AP)
Judge Michael Davis’ sentences are expected to set the pattern for other Islamic State-related terrorism cases across the country — only about half of 110 have been resolved
The man attempted to use Cheetos to accelerate a fire at his ex-girlfriend’s home
Brendan Dassey was convicted in 2007 of raping and killing Teresa Halbach and sentenced to life in prison
Officials are concerned the passage of a law that provides early parole consideration will place more felons “back on the streets” without addressing program gaps
He called the emergency number twice from his cell
Juan Vallejo Corona, 82, was denied parole for another five years and will keep serving his life sentence
The justices upheld the convictions and sentences imposed on Leon Davis Jr.
Authorities say two men took a taxi to a home they planned to rob but then stiffed the driver on the fare, leading him to report them to police
Gov. Jerry Brown is asking voters to change California’s sentencing laws in Tuesday’s election by giving corrections officials more say in when criminals are released
Attorneys for Jessie Con-ui filed motions seeking to bar a judge from allowing evidence in the murder trial
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