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.
“At least eight juveniles escaped after causing a major disturbance inside the facility and were seen roaming the nearby neighborhood,” the sheriff’s office reported
Javarick Gantt, a deaf man who relied on sign language to communicate, was found dead inside his cell last October
“Failure to obey a direct order of an ADOC employee” is now a high-level violation that will lead to losing three years of accrued good time
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
Need ways to improve how the sex-offender registry is updated when an offender is released from prison after officials failed to change information that would have indicated a felon — now accused in two killings — was no longer incarcerated
Suffolk district attorney’s office says charges filed against Raymond Wallace include assault and battery on a public employee and escape
Jason Pleau pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to robbery, conspiracy and using a firearm in a crime of violence
If authorities hadn’t wrongfully pursued and convicted an innocent man, real killer never would have been free to take another life
Matthew Matagrano pleaded guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to posing as a correction officer and sneaking into the Manhattan Detention Complex
Ariel Castro pleads guilty to kidnapping 3 women
Denies its deputies assaulted and injured Jerry Miller, or deprived him of his constitutional rights
Chris Bucchere pleads guilty after running down 71-year-old Sutchi Hui, in what is believed to be first such conviction in US
Could see young woman’s legs flailing and then stop after about 30 seconds as other inmates attacked her assailant
Part of her sentence for issuing state ID cards and driver’s licenses to immigrants who entered the country illegally
Gordon Vanderark, 56, formerly of Wheaton, had been found guilty by a jury in May of solicitation of murder
Tavon White plans to plead guilty to a charge of racketeering conspiracy and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
Jessie Con-ui stands accused of murdering CO Eric Williams