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.
Tureygua Inaru tried to get other inmates to kill her family members and a prosecutor
Desmen Ramsey thought he was leaving a voicemail with a hitman, but had mistakenly called a dumpster rental company
Ray Garcia’s term will be followed by 15 years of supervised release and he must also register as a sex offender
Brother and sister of a man who was captured after escaping jail July 1 appeared in court on charges they assisted him
SCOTUS: Hundreds of Michigan prisoners automatically sentenced to life behind bars for murder as teens aren’t entitled to a new day in court
An inmate has lost his appeal to have an additional two days of good-time credits per month added to his sentence
Derrick D. Brocks, 40, was sentenced by Washington County District Judge Richard Ilkka to 98 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to three charges
Nebraska mistakenly released hundreds of prison inmates over several years because corrections officials miscalculated their sentences
Will get vasectomy to have prison term reduced by five years
Offenders convicted of certain crimes charged after July 1 will be spared years in prison, or face no jail time at all
Deemed ineligible for the death penalty because of a mental disability
The jury that convicted Derrick Brantley, 22, decided against recommending the death penalty
Jose Montalban approached a seated officer and stabbed him three times with a six-inch sharpened plastic knife
Supreme Court may be deciding if you can go to jail for a violent or threatening social media post
A former paramedic who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman in an ambulance in Connecticut has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
Believed it was OK to not handcuff prisoners, but the double escape of the same man has them rethinking their policies
Without changes, court systems could become bogged down with unnecessary work
A Michigan inmate might not be released for years — or ever — despite winning an unprecedented case at the state Supreme Court that challenged a governor’s ability to alter his sentence then change her mind
ACLU of Ohio is urging the U.S. BOP to terminate its contract to house immigrant prisoners at a for-profit prison
Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday called for the proposal to be applied retroactively for certain prisoners
Florida is in the lead with most maximums, while Oregon inmates seldom serve theirs
Law allows parolees to exchange prison stays for minor parole violations
American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office over a policy that requires every woman under 60 in its custody to take a pregnancy test
Issued an opinion saying Martez Brown should be sentenced to 80 years for slayings of Stephen Streeter and Keya Prince during a robbery
Nuzzio Begaren, 53, was arrested in 2012 after the case was re-investigated and he was found guilty of murdering wife Elizabeth Bergaren
Kefelgn Alemu Worku could spend up to 22 years in a federal prison after his sentencing Friday for immigration fraud
ACLU sent 25 letters to inmates in February indicating it was investigating the jail’s “troubling postcard only policy” for inmate mail as being unconstitutional
Is denied the possibility of good time credits until he is within 18 months of his release, which attorney says is ‘unconstitutional’
An Indiana man whose age, white hair and folksy style helped conceal his role as a drug courier was sentenced Wednesday — his 90th birthday — to three years in federal prison
Brown has already spent a couple of months in jail and more than three months in a rehab program and will be given 234 days of credit for time served
A man from Webster Groves whose prison sentence was mistakenly delayed for 13 years will get a hearing today that could lead to his immediate release
Was also indicted for threats he allegedly made against a corrections employee
She was serving time for making bomb threats
