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.
A commuted sentence means they’ll spend less time in home confinement and won’t have to pay the rest of their fines which range from $5,000 to $20,000
Floyd Bledsoe was released from prison in 2015 after DNA evidence showed he could not have been the killer of a 14-year-old girl
The justices seemed concerned that Jeroid Price had been released secretly from prison and that no public hearing or victim notification had been held
Maine man who’d been wanted by police for several weeks made a couple of critical mistakes that led to his capture
Pa. man who skipped out on jury duty 11 times in the last two years arrested inside a courthouse while seeking relief from a child support ruling
Supporters believe such a registry would help the public be aware of who they live with, while critics say it would only push ex-convicts to reoffend
58-year-old Eldridge Dukes and his son were fighting Sunday morning about the lack of orange juice
Supreme Court is adding a new case to decide whether its 3-year-old ruling throwing out mandatory life in prison without parole for juveniles should apply to older cases
Deasia Watkins was charged with aggravated murder after her daughter was found decapitated Monday
Martin Vasquez, 47, was arrested and charged with rape of a child and indecent liberties with a child
A probationer was arrested for leaving 24 death threats on his community correction officer’s voicemail
People busted in Connecticut for possessing small amounts of marijuana have the right to get their convictions erased because the state decriminalized misdemeanor possession of pot in 2011
Dameyion Kennedy, who was convicted in 2012 of trying to kill a San Bernardino County deputy, was sentenced to 120 years to life in state prison
A jury in Scioto County deliberated for nearly six hours before convicting the 53-year-old woman
Police say a Pennsylvania man dropped to the ground and rolled around in dog waste to avoid being arrested for public drunkenness, but he was taken into custody anyway
Carlos Avalos received an additional 5 years and 10 months on top of the 10 years he was already serving after stabbing a counselor with a contraband weapon
Sheriff Tom Dart is looking to speed up a justice system that takes too much time to process those who are accused of petty crime
Police have arrested a former husband as an arson suspect after a burning house was found with “My wife is a cheater” spray-painted in at least two places on the outside
Said in court on that she simply was trying to record violations occurring at a day care center when she filmed three toddlers attacking a fourth child there
Jury in Penobscot County Superior Court took less than an hour to find Kyle Dube guilty
Attorneys for a boy who was just 11 when he was charged with fatally shooting his father’s pregnant fiancee asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss those charges or, at least, grant him a new juvenile court trial
A former substitute teacher convicted of showing a movie including graphic sex and violence to a high school class was sentenced on Wednesday to 90 days in jail
An attorney for a former Marine found guilty in the shooting deaths of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man has filed an appeal
An Oregon woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for dousing her husband with gasoline and setting him on fire during an argument over weed killer
Fellow inmates of a man accused of luring a 15-year-old girl to her death via Facebook testified Wednesday that he told them he killed her
Man responded to Facebook alert seeking his arrest for robbery, other charges
Terry L. Clark, 48, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison on Thursday
The 16 men and women are to be resentenced in Cleveland after a federal appeals court last year dismissed all of their hate crimes convictions in the 2011 attacks
Arthur Benoit became angry when his dad wouldn’t get out of bed that morning and broke the older man’s wheelchair and cellphone
Wahs. man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing an 80-year-old woman who was duct-taped to a chair, blindfolded and beaten during a robbery
Felony murder law in Indiana mandates individuals who commit a felony that ends in death are charged with the murder, even if they were the victims
Each of the defendants had been ordered jailed on $250,000 cash-only bond
The sheriff says any further arson involving any sex offender’s homes will not be tolerated