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.
Barry Lee Jones had spent 29 years behind bars for murder, child abuse and sexual assault convictions in the death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter
The group would analyze data on the state’s prison populations, recidivism rates, sentence proportionality and sentencing disparities
A total of seven inmates attacked the man in the common area, punching him in the face and stomping on his head, officials said
A man is charged with burglary after police say he returned to a Twin Falls, Idaho, home for his forgotten car keys and cellphone
Prosecutors are urging a jury to recommend the death penalty for Anthony “Big Tony” Moscatiello for orchestrating a 2001 mob hit on a prominent businessman
Twenty-year-old Johnesha Perry is charged with criminal homicide and child endangerment in the May death of Zymeir Perry
An Indianapolis man has filed notice that he will appeal his sentence of life in prisonwithout parole for blowing up a house and killing two neighbors in 2012
A man and woman were told not to be in contact with each other after the man was found instructing the woman on how to sell drugs
Kelly Jo Ivey was sentenced Friday in Houston, one day after a Harris County jury found her guilty of intoxication manslaughter
Oklahoma Board of Corrections approved a governor’s recommendation for sentencing changes that will lead to the release of hundreds of serious offenders
19-year-old broke into a middle school, rode down hallways on a buffing machine until he got on and stuck in an elevator
Russell Taylor is expected to plead guilty to child exploitation and child pornography at the Dec. 10 hearing
Agreed unanimously that the federal charges were appropriate, and that prison sentences of at least three decades each were warranted
If the judge agrees with the jury’s recommendation, it’s unclear if the death penalty would be carried out in Frazier Glenn Miller’s case
Erlynn Sanchez-Edwards was arrested in Oakland after a tip
Frank Freshwaters could serve up to 20 years on his original charge
Genevieve Kelley pleaded guilty in June to misdemeanor charges of custodial interference for taking her then-8-year-old daughter out of the country in 2004
Gabriel Medrano, 18, was seen in surveillance footage from a robbery that happened Aug. 14 at the Quik & Save Market
Kim Davis now wears an orange jumpsuit and “has already been doing Bible studies with herself” in jail
A Blair County senior judge had imposed the 104 1/2- to 216-year sentence four years ago on 43-year-old Gene “Shorty” Carter
Police say they heard Scott Robert Esser and an accomplice talk about breaking into homes, emptying drawers and stealing goods
A major Detroit-area drug trafficker known as “White Boy Rick” who has spent nearly 30 years in prison could soon be released after a judge ordered a resentencing Friday
Michael Suarez was sentenced Thursday for committing fraud through false pretenses
Kim Davis was ordered to jail for contempt Thursday after she insisted that it would violate her conscience to follow court orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
Laderic McDonald of Richmond Heights was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action
Forty-four-year-old Raymond Stevens pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal mischief
A man sentenced to life in prison without parole on a marijuana-related charge walked out of a Missouri prison a free man
Zaire Nelson, 20, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated harassment by a prisoner in July for two incidents in January
Terry L. Loewen apologized to his family and thanked his attorneys before U.S. District Judge Monti Belot imposed the proposed sentence that came with the plea deal
One of the robbers had a tattoo of the name “Yolanda” on his left forearm
It was the second time in a month that a Colorado jury has decided against execution for a mass killer
The jury returned the verdict against 22-year-old Cheng Le after a four-day trial, convicting him of attempting to acquire ricin as a weapon, postal fraud and identity theft
U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro said terrorist groups Mohamed Said supported have an avowed intent to attack the U.S. and its interests overseas