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.
A veteran officer called the killing “horrific,” saying “it’s the worst one I’ve seen, certainly in 22 years”
Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols was linked, but never charged, to the slaying of NYPD Officer Eddie Byrne, 22, who was executed while sitting in his patrol car in 1988
Jail video shows Anthony Mitchell was kept naked in a concrete-floored isolation cell, according to the lawsuit
Prosecutors said the testimony of McCluskey’s cousin and wife, Casslyn Welch, could last a few days
Prosecutors say Batie, a 26-year-old Willingboro resident who served in Mercer County, was an innocent bystander when he was shot and killed
Elevates slaying of CO Jose Rivera by two intoxicated prisoners into the realm of constitutional conflict
Luis A. Rangel, 23, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Walla Walla County Superior Court to three counts of custodial assault
Justin Robinson, 16, pleaded guilty in August to aggravated manslaughter, saying he alone killed Autumn Pasquale
Abraham Pearson, 25, was captured Monday night following a daylong manhunt
In a 3 1/2-minute video posted last week, Matthew Cordle admits he killed a man June 22
Official: “This isn’t to say that no non-violent offenders will go to prison. It’s just to be more selective in determining which non-violent offenders go to prison.”
No criminal charges against the five corrections officers who struggled to restrain Bill Williams, 59, as he was being booked into the jail last year for investigation of shoplifting
Stephen Sanders, 44, pleaded guilty to kidnapping, robbery, solicitation to commit murder
Montana District Judge G. Todd Baugh started a furor when he sentenced the former Billings Senior High teacher to prison for just 30 days and suggested the 14-year-old victim shared responsibility in the case
The one-time day laborer admitted slashing young women across the behind using a razor blade or box cutter
ashan Hester, 31, and Ellis Jenkins, 29, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of contraband inside the prison
Said in motions released Tuesday that the sentence is so unevenly imposed in Colorado and so rarely carried out that it is unconstitutional
Victims paths collided with escaped inmates merely by chance
Investigators say the suspect wrote one of his demand notes on the back of his bail release form
Harris scheduled for another hearing in February
“The private prison industry is sucking the life out of the black community. … it is the enemy of progress for black people.”
They are accused of false imprisonment after ‘holding guard against his will’
Jury is now deliberating over whether the man should receive the death penalty
Judge stacked the 50-to-100 year sentence for attempted murder of Jaclynn Rodriguez on top of a 30-to-60 year sentence for a quartet of armed robberies
Snohomish County agencies — including the sheriff, prosecutor and medical examiner’s offices — are asking the state to reimburse more than $900,000
Klein Michael Thaxton was armed with a hammer and a knife and was off his medication for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression when he held a 59-year-old businessman hostage in September
The sentence imposed Thursday on Michael Eugene Brewster works out to a year for each of the 11 bank heists he committed in 10 states last year
Of 1,807 offender files subject to the Consecutive/Concurrent Court Order Audit, only 267 were amended
Willie Lee-Wilson Williams was found guilty of attempted murder of a corrections officer
The average sentence in Michigan is 4.3 years
Tavon White acknowledged in federal court that he climbed the ranks of the gang and ran a sophisticated scheme to move drugs and cellphones into the city jail
Police say Raymond Wallace of Marblehead snatched a gun from one of two deputies escorting him for treatment