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.
One CO wrote in his plea agreement that he called an inmate he supervised into his office and told her he could make her time in prison easier or more difficult
The man’s early release was through a law that allows inmates to have their sentences reduced if they help prison officials
The death penalty filing cites four aggravating circumstances, including that Deputy Durm was killed while performing “his duty as a law enforcement officer”
Albert Woodfox is the last incarcerated member of the group
It’s a national issue that is increasingly seen not just a moral imperative, but also as an economic one
The measure reduces some drug possession and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors
The minimum mandatory sentence in Maine for murder is 25 years
Blankenship is charged with conspiring to break safety laws at the Upper Big Branch coal mine
The two wrapped USB cables around their 56-year-old mother’s neck
The former assembly speaker was convicted on charges that he traded favors for $4M in kickbacks
Inmates reported having purchased Subutex, also known as buprenorphine, from CO inside the jail
Ivan Teleguz was sentenced to death in 2006 for hiring a man to kill his former girlfriend
The high court rejected a death sentence for Rayshawn Johnson who fatally beat another man for $50
The woman admitted to sexually exploited six children
Authorities say victims were drugged
The inmate’s attorneys contend the prosecution falsified the evidence against him
Man admitted in a plea agreement that between July 2013 and May 2014 he stored hazardous materials
‘The Syndicate’ star was accused of participating in the illegal take of a brown bear
In 2006, the man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to abusing the child
The teen stabbed 20 classmates and a security guard at his high school
The Supreme Court also declined to overturn a ruling by a retired judge
Michael Hanline was 69 years old when he was freed from prison last November
One of the officers in the shakedown pointed out the bigger issue of COs smuggling cell phones
The man told police he was coming for them
City officials and community leaders have been bracing for the release of the video, fearing an outbreak of unrest
The man faces life in prison if convicted in the August 2013 killing of his wife
Twenty-one patrons were fatally crushed or asphyxiated
Luis Vargas has been in prison for 16 years for crimes he didn’t commit
Burglary suspect who was held at gunpoint by two of his victims is back in jail after allegedly committing another robbery
Three suspects were charged with murder in the death of Downey police Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Galvez
A white supremacist imprisoned for killing a county jail cellmate three years ago has now been convicted of slashing the throat of a Hispanic corrections officer at a state prison in Northumberland County
He could have been sentenced up to 50 years in prison
Authorities have concluded that a 22-year-old central Florida jail inmate died because of infections resulting from police dog bites received during an August arrest