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
History
A convicted rapist walked away, with three weeks left in his 9-month sentence, after he was sent outside to close the iron gates
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
Robert Theodore Bosley is the first inmate in the program’s 17 years that has been charged with a crime while on work release
Baca told the judge he suffers from periods of “cloudiness in my brain” brought on by Alzheimer’s disease
Brendan Dassey, who was sentenced to life without parole, will be freed from jail within 90 days
The sheriff says the COs knew about the attack on an inmate and did not act
An appeals court ruled a convicted killer spent too much time in solitary confinement after throwing a bucket of feces, urine and hot water at COs
Judge W. Douglas Parsons ruled there was not enough evidence to justify Johnny Small’s 1988 murder conviction
Kali Jade Bookey cut the throat of her brother’s girlfriend last month saying she “was a psychopath looking for her first kill”
Jaelyn Young disguised a planned journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon in 2015
David Smith is one of four convicted in the infamous murder of four young Indiana men
A serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper” was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murders of nine women and a teenage girl that went unsolved for years
A notorious rapist was back in a state mental hospital Tuesday, two years after he was released over the protests of prosecutors and women who feared he would attack again
Both Valdosta State Prison employees have a charge of furnishing prohibited items to inmates
U.S. District Judge James Zagel said it’s an “unfortunate reality” that Blagojevich’s innocent family is made to suffer the consequences
Kenneth Dewitt, who worked in the women’s prison, was accused of coercing inmates into sex acts
Johnny Small was 15 when he was convicted and sentenced to life, mainly on the testimony of co-defendant, for first-degree murder
An ethics board accused Kathleen Kane of “egregious conduct” amid criminal charges she leaked grand jury material to a newspaper and lied under oath
