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.
Sheriff: “He inflicted that kind of terror after escaping from jail, killing people and shooting law enforcement. But that guy won’t be killing anyone else”
The deal marks one of the most expensive wrongful death settlements in recent history for the state prison system
There were 71 commutations granted in 2022; just three were approved between 2017 and 2021
A man who has been attacking women with knives for decades is unlikely to get out again
A television show that featured the nearly two-decade-old killing of an Arizona teenager and her unborn baby helped lead to the arrest of her ex-boyfriend
Anthony Novellino won’t be eligible for parole for 42.5 years under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act
The man admitted to stabbing his victim to death, and then eating portions of her brain, heart and lungs
The ACLU commissioned the reports to support a suit it has filed against the prison system on behalf of 13 inmates
Four newspapers filed a motion seeking to unseal documents related to the supply chain for drugs that could be used to execute a Pa. man later this month
Corliveetho McMillian faces an extra five to 10 years
Brian Rabell was arrested and charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct and assault stemming from an incident at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center
A New Jersey inmate who is serving time for killing his neighbor has now received another lengthy sentence for plotting to kill the prosecutor who put him in prison
“He looks like a madman, like he had no remorse. ... My son did not deserve to die that way.”
Threw a plastic chair at an officer and gouged the officer’s eye after being denied permission to attend a January church service
ACLU, other advocates found that new anti-shackling law is not being enforced widely enough
Two takeaways from a new report is giving the Nebraska penal system options to cut down on prison overcrowding
An inmate is facing new charges after he beat another inmate with a broomstick, allegedly as part of a bet for a cookie
Davayon Traquell Jones, 21, was convicted of malicious conduct by a prisoner and sentenced to between 17 and 30 months in prison
Want journalists and other witnesses to see everything that happens from the moment an inmate enters the execution chamber
Both suspects in a 20-hour hostage standoff this week in a Chicago suburb are parolees, and one is a convicted murderer who was under electronic monitoring
Judge ruled that the case against him was based on now-debunked arson science
Says it was cruel and unusual punishment to put him back behind bars after he reformed his life
Would decriminalizing “victimless crimes” be beneficial for the corrections system and society overall?
Richard Ware now faces 44 years in prison for those charges
Scott Richard St. Pierre, 39, was arrested on suspicion of evading a police officer and resisting
Democratic nominee David Pepper on Wednesday urged passage of a bill that would send more drug dealers to prison
Man sentenced to 20 years for conspiring to kill CO in hit orchestrated by inmate on illegal cellphone
Across the nation, many juvenile offenders who committed even murder are now getting a second shot at sentencing
A man imprisoned for nearly a quarter-century in an infamous tourist killing will get a new hearing on his claim of innocence
Lab results could mean the difference between a possible life sentence and a reduced punishment range of two to 20 years or probation
Peter Sanchez-Santiago attempted to spray corrections officers with a mixture of feces, urine and water
Holder said punishing criminals by using statistical predictions of future behavior can be unfair to minorities
Chester D. Turner is already on death row for 10 murders