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.
Along with hiding the name of the sellers of drugs, the bill also keeps the names and normal jobs of the members of the execution team from the public
The escape unfolded after a CO at the county jail in Washington went to fetch a man who was being released
Police said the killer used a makeshift knife in a prison shower attack, leaving behind a gruesome scene
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
A woman who tried to break into the Mesa County jail after demanding that she be arrested instead of her brother got her wish
Sheriff Joe Arpaio says this is the fourth bestiality case conducted by his office since 2011 where the suspects have used the Craigslist website in an attempt to find an animal with which to engage
The U.S. Justice Department is no longer pursuing mandatory minimum sentences for some low-level non-violent drug offenders
Sara Branch, mother of Edward Branch, was arrested for harboring a fugitive and obstruction of justice
Former inmate Walter Unbehaun has gotten what he said he wanted when he robbed a suburban Chicago bank last year
Attorney for a man whose prison sentence mistakenly was delayed for 13 years is asking for a hearing to seek his client’s immediate release
A Michigan judge didn’t hold back his feelings towards a defiant convicted killer in his courtroom
A Nebraska man described by one prison psychiatrist as a “psychopath” and “one of the most dangerous people” the doctor had ever evaluated was found guilty Wednesday
Sentenced to 13 years behind bars and told to wait for instructions, but instructions never came
Tennessee Court of Appeals said that former inmates don’t have grounds to sue because they were released early from incarceration
Daniel Athens was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $4,000 in restitution after he admitted to criminal mischief – that is, urinating on the Alamo, a historic landmark
A North Carolina man who sucked an unwilling woman’s toes inside a Wal-Mart has been sentenced to 60 days in jail
Man accused of harassing a neighbor and her disabled children for the past 15 years sat at a street corner Sunday morning with a sign declaring he’s a bully
Ana Trujillo took the witness stand in a Houston courtroom Thursday
A Texas jury that convicted a Houston woman of fatally stabbing her boyfriend with the 5 1/2 -inch stiletto heel of her shoe is set to hear more testimony before deciding on a sentence
From the day of his 1989 arrest in a deadly New York City shooting, Jonathan Fleming said he had been more than 1,000 miles away, on a vacation at Disney World
Sheriffs in 23 out of 100 counties haven’t shown they are following a federal law to prevent rapes in prison