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
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The only woman on Pennsylvania’s death row had her sentence thrown out by a judge who cited inadequate representation at her trial
This is Brandon L. VanWinkle’s 10th felony conviction
Prosecutors say Paul Tanner Sr. shot his son and grandson because he was “going broke and didn’t want them to live in poverty”
Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. can be considered for parole again in five years
Lawyers say the judge was wrong to allow “a novel standalone claim” relating to cellphone evidence to be considered when granting a retrial
Alex Hribal’s attorney acknowledged he committed the attacks but argued it was fueled by mental health problems
Baca’s choices are letting the judge impose a term of up to five years in federal prison or withdrawing his guilty plea and going to trial
Recently released inmate Linda Patricia Thompson threw cash up in the air and sat down to wait for police
Rod Blagojevich will make his first appearance in a public forum in four years via video from a Colorado prison
Michael T. Brown ended the post with two hashtags: #nojailthisweekend and #everyonelovedit
The 14 year old girl said she hated her brother’s girlfriend because the girl made her brother happier than she could
All employees are charged with misconduct in office, willful neglect of duty, and various conspiracy counts
Prosecutors said they can no longer prove the murder case against Ingmar Guandique beyond a reasonable doubt due to “recent unforeseen developments”
Poaching the flytraps was made a felony in 2014
The three planted a bomb in the CO’s driveway
Attackers were bragging they had beaten a cop
Defense attorneys argued that the case belongs in juvenile court due to the girls’ mental illnesses
Doctors say the man is no longer plagued by the mental illness that drove him to shoot Reagan
The charge was filed after a prisoner complained to authorities and DNA tests were taken
They both face up to life in prison for the death of a seventh-grade girl
The former covergirl was to take the lead in a plan to get her Czech Mobster boyfriend out of jail
Condemned home invasion killer was resentenced because the state abolished the death penalty
Leslie Van Houten, the youngest member of the Manson “family,” has been denied freedom again
Eight death row inmates who lost a challenge to secrecy provisions within Arkansas’ execution protocol aren’t entitled to another review
CO Catlin Carithers was killed and 20 people were injured in the riot
It’s the most executions carried out by the state in a calendar year since the death penalty was reinstated four decades ago
In a jailhouse conversation Howard Hawk Willis’ ex-wife recorded Willis saying, “Yeah. I blew their brains out”
Prosecutors said Kady Jo Paxton used a jail-issue towel that had been knotted at the ends to attack the deputy
The group served a combined 77 years in prison in the death of 68-year-old Helen Wilson before DNA testing cleared them
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