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 school shooter asked for a chance at life outside a prison cell, apologizing to the family of the 6-year-old he killed
“These allegations aren’t a reflection on all of those correctional officers who work hard in keeping our citizens safe,” the district attorney said
During a second scan, the assistant jail commander noticed the object in the arrestee had moved
Leon Means pleaded no contest April 28 to two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of Anna Lawson, 63, and Judy Bushman, 62
Leo Sharp was sentenced to three years in federal prison in May 2014 after admitting he drove loads of cocaine into Michigan
Leon Means was charged in the deaths of 63-year-old Anna Lawson and 62-year-old Judy Bushman
Police say they caught Charles Risenburg minutes after he robbed a bank and found a 16.5-inch machete on him.
Terry Speaks and his ex-girlfriend, Margaret Sanchez, were charged with the second-degree murder of 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart
Judge Susan Souder handed down a 115-year sentence Thursday to Clifford Carroll Butler and a 140-year sentence to Derius Donald Duncan
James Daniel III, 33, was sentenced for a string of rapes going back to 2000
Review could add as much as four months onto an inmate’s sentence, which could exacerbate prison crowding
A Connecticut woman has lost her bid for a new trial in a murder-for-hire case that landed her in prison for life and was depicted in books and TV shows
A suburban Philadelphia man who sent a romantic rival a scratch-and-sniff birthday card laced with the deadly poison ricin was sentenced Monday to 20 to 40 years in prison
Padge-Victoria Windslowe told jurors during her spring murder trial that clients call her “the Michelangelo of buttocks injections”
Demetrius Blackwell, 35, was arrested after a manhunt that followed the May 2 shooting of Officer Brian Moore
Supreme Court ruled that the battery conviction of an inmate who attacked a correctional officer violated the state’s double jeopardy clause
TwDarryl Toney faces three and a third to 10 years in prison for throwing a “noxious substance hidden in a cup” at a correctional officer
Azamat Tazhayakov, 21, was sentenced to 3½ years for impeding the investigation into the attack while authorities frantically searched for the bombers
Jesse Perales is accused of fatally shooting his wife in front of their young son
Rafael Jones, 25, of Philadelphia, was sentenced for the August 2012 shooting of Officer Moses J. Walker
A 63-year-old man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for stabbing a 4-year-old girl and her great-grandmother outside a central Indiana library
The ruling came after Anthony Elonis had already served a three and a half year federal prison term
The ACLU and Public Justice Center are asking a federal judge to reopen a lawsuit against the state of Maryland
He apologized to the victims and their families for not calling police when he recognized photos of Tsarnaev as a suspect
A jury convicted inmate Daniel J. Derda of assault with intent to murder and three other felonies
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy McDonnell called Dwayne Wilson the “worst of the worst”
An Elkhart County jury convicted 40-year-old Jose Jesus Macias in April on all 11 felony counts of child sexual abuse the Goshen man had faced
The jury’s verdict came just hours after the 38-year-old actor testified that he never intended to stab anyone in the fight last Christmas Day
On Jan. 24, 2012, Sandhu and Purewal kidnapped a woman from her driveway as she returned home from work
44-year-old Donald Miller of New Castle was sentenced Thursday
Judge told assault suspect they could spend 30 days in jail or be pepper-sprayed by the victim
The victim was hospitalized for lacerations and a swollen eye, and later released
Jury convicted 23-year-old Tyquan Turner of felony murder, robbery and conspiracy on Tuesday
