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 man’s plot was discovered when a cellmate and an undercover deputy got an audio recording of the scheme
Raul Torres Serrano faces potential life sentence for a premeditated attack on a peace officer
A North Las Vegas killer, who refused to take his schizophrenia medication, is accused of killing his 70-year-old cellmate at High Desert State Prison
The motion says the judge’s rulings should be thrown out because cases like Couch’s are considered civil proceedings, but the judge who oversaw the case is a criminal court judge
A judge said DNA evidence unavailable at the time of Darryl Howard’s trial would have created a reasonable doubt for jurors
The lawyer said in court that his client had no idea heroin was stashed in a hidden compartment of the car he bought over the weekend
Defense Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a motion seeking permission to perform extensive testing on evidence to prove Steven Avery’s innocence
Relatives of slain Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill have expressed their opposition to capital punishment
Lawrence Logan is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the stabbing death of inmate Christopher DeBoe
Herbert E. Fagans III was becoming unruly when CO Conrad Looney intervened and received minor injuries
Rodney Earl Sanders was charged in the deaths of Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill
Martin Blackwell was found guilty Wednesday for throwing scalding water on a gay couple sleeping in an apartment
The judge found Adel Daoud’'s belief that aliens, the Illuminati and Freemasons conspiring against him was sincere
An owner of a dairy facility held escaped inmate Ismael Ramirez Reyes at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived
A voter-approved initiative that reduced penalties for certain drug and property crimes has led to the lowest arrest rate in state history
Classmates of the alibi witness gave sworn statements saying Asia McClain “believed so much in Adnan’s innocence, she would make up a lie to prove he couldn’t have done it”
A condemned killer who survived a botched execution is asking the Supreme Court to declare that a second attempt to put him to death would be unconstitutional
CO Adam Jason Spindler smuggled drugs into Goose Creek Correctional Center over 3 months and was paid $1,400
Mass. police found an “elderly man” was actually Shaun Miller wearing a disguise
Gary Harlan Scott is accused of taking a knife and threatening employees and patrons with it on July 28
Charles Morgan allegedly spit and punched a CO and attacked 3 other COs who tried to intervene
Randy Lee Hall injured a DOC officer when he opened fire on officials when they came to arrest him
Jeffrey Scott Pine was the second inmate in a week to have escaped from the Los Angeles facility
Austin Harrouff will be charged with first-degree murder, meaning he’ll face capital punishment or life without parole
Roger Weikle, who was involved in the deadly Tecumseh State Correctional Institution riot, is the first inmate charged for the crime
Michael Jerome Brice allegedly strangled his cellmate Ryan Mansfield during a fight over stolen food
Eddie E. Nunez could face an additional 4 years if convicted of the aggravated battery on CO Holly Seaver
AG Kathleen Kane was found guilty of leaking information about a grand jury probe to embarrass a rival prosecutor
Oscar Morel is charged with 2 counts of murder in the fatal shooting of Imam Maulama Akonjee and his aide Thara Uddin
Robert Shimmel is being held without bail in Niagara County Jail
The investigation was reopened after a newspaper published a series about Felix Vail, his first wife’s death, and the disappearances of his girlfriend, and his second wife
Two-hundred strips of suboxone, with an estimated value of more than $20,000, were reportedly confiscated from CO Mark Wooten
Inmate Victor Chavez bit two officers and spat on another as they put him in a restraint chair
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