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.
Lt. Michael Boutte of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department was shot in the face and head on Feb. 1, 2021, while responding to a call about a suicide threat
The sheriff said the community experienced a “significant lack of accountability from individuals who took advantage of our booking restrictions by repeatedly victimizing others”
Before Casey White’s escape last year, he was already essentially serving a life sentence following multiple felony convictions in 2019
The inmate was captured Wednesday after hiding at his girlfriend’s apartment
The US Sentencing Commission says inmates’ sentences were cut by an average of two years
Teen appeared in adult court to be sentenced for drunken driving that killed four people in 2013
The inmate was allegedly beaten with at least one baton while handcuffed
A surveillance video showed the officer throwing the detainee to the floor and knocking him unconscious
Authorities continue to search for the remaining escaped inmate
Officials said man claimed he bought the jumpsuit off of someone on the street
The inmates escaped Sunday night through a gap in a shower area
The 47-year-inmate pleaded guilty in 1997 to killing his neighbor
The inmate continued to shout, as two deputy marshals lifted him out of his chair
They pried loose a piece of metal in the shower area and slipped through a gap between a metal plate and a cinder block wall
Former actor undergoing treatment and care for schizophrenia
Lack of juvenile correctional facilities in Idaho means the solution will likely be an out-of-state prison
New opportunity arises for young offenders after Supreme Court ruled life sentences without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional
A second escaped patient was apprehended Friday night after cross-state manhunt
This is the second time Kenneth Fults has asked the Supreme Court to consider this issue
Second inmate was arrested at a hotel after resisting police
Commission would review only new evidence that hadn’t previously been heard by a court for death penalty cases
Judge ruled that the lack of funds for legal defense violated inmates’ Sixth Amendment rights
The state faces a fast-approaching expiration date on the supply of key lethal-injection drug
As many as 3K inmates have been released early since 2003
Both patients spent five months loosening window bolts to escape
Man was accused of kidnapping, conspiracy, and attempting to fly in contraband
DNA testing proves man’s innocence, pointing to another perpetrator
91 grams of synthetic marijuana found in CO’s lunchbox
Both inmates escaped from a prison transport van on Monday
200 are inmates serving life sentences with the possibility of parole for crimes committed when they were under 18
Both men were being treated for mental illnesses by court order
The corruption went all the way to the top of department
