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.
Rebecca Hillman is the first correction officer convicted and incarcerated for committing criminally negligent homicide on the job, the DA said
Casey Grayson is the third escaped prisoner to be found in a multi-agency hunt
In an unusual move for a prosecutor, the Attorney General filed his motion agreeing with defense attorneys that Richard Glossip deserves a stay
Christopher Omigie, a naturalized U.S. citizen who had been living in Lafayette, Louisiana, was sentenced Thursday
Julie Richardson, 24, was found to have 70 bags of heroin hidden in a body cavity that were located during a routine search
Judges in St. Louis stand accused of being light handed when doling out sentences for gun offenders
Became angry after two orders of burgers were without the desired bacon
The Jackson County jury found Susan Monica guilty of murdering two men about a year apart, then abusing their corpses by feeding them to the animals at her farm
Cornell Haynes was arrested Saturday after a bus he was traveling in was pulled over by the Tennessee Highway Patrol
David Adam Pate will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for stabbing Ricky James 39 times with a butcher knife
A 47-year-old Ohio man has been charged with robbing a suburban Cleveland bank — the same bank he pleaded guilty to robbing in 1999
24-year-old Jacob Mahonri Espinal was credited with 151 days at his sentencing Monday
The mother, Lacy Spears of Scottsville, Kentucky, was spared the maximum 25 years to life.
Avoided longer sentences by pleading guilty to roles in gang-related activities
A man convicted of beating his wife to death hours after she filed for divorce was sentenced Friday to 30 years to life in prison
Victim’s brother called the justice system “a joke” after learning how long man would serve
After 20 years, a man is finally behind bars for allowing the grass to grow wild in his yard
Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the four-century prison sentence cannot stand because it violates state and federal law
Kevin Bollaert, 28, was convicted in February of 21 counts of identity theft and six counts of extortion
After she was taken into custody, deputies discovered marijuana-laced cigarettes, a cell phone and a phone charger on her person
Ronald Herron was convicted in June of murder, racketeering, robbery and other charges
Jeffrey L. Williams, 20, is accused of shooting and wounding the officers on March 12
Judge and a prosecutor called 54-year-old Dwayne Wilson “the worst of the worst”
ACLU, others will argue that Miss. DOC fails to protect prisoners at the privately run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility
Massachusetts man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for making several false emergency calls to Connecticut dispatchers
Somerset County Judge D. Gregory Geary told 32-year-old Owen Fazenbaker III that he’d spend a week in jail if he didn’t pay the fine
A Lincoln man has been sentenced to 15 to 23 years in prison for assaulting another man, stealing his car then running the man over as he drove away
Authorities say an intoxicated man arrived by taxi to rob a Tallahassee, Florida, bank
Advocates say the attack shows the need for a fetal homicide law
Hugo Selenski has been imprisoned since June 2003, when authorities found at least five sets of human remains on his property
The transient woman, Kelly Harnett, and a male co-defendant jumped the 32-year-old victim in an Astoria Park
Mitchelle Blair, 35, was arrested Tuesday after court officers serving an eviction notice at her home opened the freezer and found the bodies of her children
Earned an additional two years for hitting CO during scuffle with other inmates