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.
The man was released from prison last week, eight months before his 20-year prison sentence was set to be complete
Five people have been charged with murder and conspiracy for allegedly beating another inmate to death
Scott Riner had arrived about 40 minutes early for work when he was gunned down and left to die beside his parked truck
Serving 8 years to life in prison after being convicted in 2006 of unlawful sexual contact by use of force, false imprisonment and other counts
Deputies arrested Assif Mayar on suspicion of felony possession of marijuana for sale and later asked prosecutors to charge him with animal abuse
All eight were sentenced under old federal guidelines that treated convictions for crack cocaine offenses harsher than those involving the powder form of the drug
Accused of contacting and meeting up with female inmates right after they were released
Richard “Rich” Schuknecht maintains police arrested him in 2011 without properly vetting information given them by Corrections Director Ed Campbell
Breaking Bad: Walter White, a meth dealer, is sentenced to prison, in a case of life imitating art
Stole more than $8,000 worth of gold jewelry
The legal landscape of the life-term parole process has dramatically changed, with more inmates getting a legitimate chance of being released
Allegedly suffers from “affluenza,” where he’s too rich to know right from wrong
Sentenced to 90 days in jail
Jurors deliberated for nearly four days before deciding they couldn’t agree on the sentence
Report released Monday attributed the 27 percent surge in prison population to mandatory sentencing minimums
Convicted of shooting good Samaritan who stopped to help himn and two friends who were stranded on side of a highway in 1994
Some 79 percent support sending drug offenders “who are not traffickers” to probation rather than prison
Shawn M. Grider expected to be sent on to a federal penitentiary to serve almost 11 years on drug and gun convictions. Instead, he was simply released
A man convicted of brutally killing two elderly women more than a quarter-century ago is set to be executed in Oklahoma
Savings are result of sentencing reform, a 2010 law that strengthened penalties for violent crimes while offering alternative sentences for nonviolent offenses
Jeff Mizanskey has been in prison for nearly 20 years for intent to sell marijuana
In closing arguments, prosecutors portrayed John McCluskey as a dangerous, remorseless, cold-blooded killer who deserves nothing less than execution
Attacked two deputies when they asked him to stop banging on a table
Derek Medina is accused of killing his wife and posting pictures of her dead body on Facebook
12,000-square-foot building will provide the court system with four temporary courtrooms during the estimated $3M renovations
Leonard Moreno has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and drive-by-shooting in the Aug. 8 death of 27-year-old detention officer Jorge Vargas
Were released after Maryland’s highest court decided that judges had given improper instructions to juries that heard the men’s cases decades ago
79-year-old former photographer is convicted of the decades-old killings of four women in Northern California
Federal authorities have charged 14 more corrections officers with corruption
Colorado teenager killed and dismembered a 10-year-old girl in the Denver area last year
Sarah Ridgeway made her brief comments during a two-day sentencing hearing for 18-year-old Austin Sigg
Daniel James White eluded justice using a strange defense