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 aspiring true-crime author is alleged to have helped Aubrey Trail, a convicted killer, in a murder-for-hire scheme to extort money from a prison nurse who had smuggled contraband into the prison
Emma Coronel Aispuro served a 3-year sentence for money laundering and helping El Chapo’s 2015 tunnel escape from prison in Mexico
The 2-week manhunt ended with the help of burglar alarm response, thermal imaging cameras and a Border Patrol K-9 named Yoda
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)
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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
A report released Monday identified 105 instances when defendants were jailed for so-called “fine time” in 2015 in three Massachusetts counties
Todd Kohlhepp became a suspect in at least seven deaths in the days after a woman was found Thursday chained by her neck and ankle in a metal storage container
James A. Hogue was arrested in Aspen, where he had been squatting in an illegally built shack
Jon Ritzheimer, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy as part of a plea bargain, says his lawyer is talking with prosecutors about withdrawing his guilty plea
Douglas Shine Jr. could face the death penalty after being convicted of opening fire in a barbershop, killing three people and wounding three others
Two inmates were sentenced to 70 months in prison for beating another inmate with modified flails fashioned from padlocks affixed to socks
Davon Lymon was charged with firearms violations since he had previous felony convictions and was accused of possessing a gun
Major Daniel Davis, Captain John Sanders and Captain James Savoy allegedly beat an inmate, who suffered bodily injury as a result
Two inmates involved in a statewide manhunt in March pleaded not guilty Monday on charges of escaping from the back of a prison van
Prosecutors said “high-ranking officials” helped Police Chief James Burke silence potential whistleblowers after he beat a handcuffed man for stealing items from his car
While diversion and treatment programs exist for inmates who suffer from mental illness, they remain questionably effective
Paul Gingerich, now 18, was resentenced under “Paul’s Law,” which allows alternative sentences for juveniles who commit serious crimes
Davon Lymon was found guilty of illegally possessing a pistol that police say was used to kill Officer Daniel Webster last year
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