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.
In the sally port, the 22-year-old made a break for it, jumping on top of multiple police cars before scaling wired fencing
Smart’s trial was one of the first high-profile cases about a sexual affair between a school staff member and a student
Tureygua Inaru tried to get other inmates to kill her family members and a prosecutor
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
Harold Eugene Montague was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty but mentally ill in May to first-degree murder with a deadly weapon
The FBI reports on its website that Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara surrendered to authorities in Mexico and returned to La.
The soon-to-be 28-year-old spent most of his life in prison where he knows people and feels more comfortable with the routine
Behind bars, Holloway converted to Islam, passed a high school equivalency exam and largely stayed out of trouble
Nebraska prison officials say the errors made in calculating sentences for hundreds of inmates will cost the state about $4 million over the next decade
Rondell Sanders is a free man after spending twenty years in prison for a murder he always maintained he did not commit
An inmate shaved some time off of consecutive sentences for theft, shoplifting, criminal mischief, and more by giving a heartfelt apology
More than 500 federal inmates sentenced in New Mexico for drug crimes could be released early over the next six years under changes approved Friday by the U.S. Sentencing Commission
The Obama administration recently encouraged nonviolent federal inmates — most of them drug offenders — to apply for early release
Tens of thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug crimes may be eligible for early release
A man who stole a woman’s vehicle after swiping her car keys from a Webb County Jail waiting room was arrested Tuesday
The stunning remarks by Wayne County Judge James Callahan came as he sentenced Latrez Cummings to six months in jail
Billy Vercher, a man convicted of aggravated robbery last year, was sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting two Tom Green County jailers
Brother and sister of a man who was captured after escaping jail July 1 appeared in court on charges they assisted him
