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.
Bradley Asbury, now 70, was found guilty of holding down a 14-year-old during a sexual assault by colleagues at the Sununu Youth Services Center
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Biden said he seeks to undo “disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy, and practice”
“We need accountability in a criminal justice system that … has run off the rails,” Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said
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
Court officers restrain a man during the life sentencing of the Buffalo supermarket shooter
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Scott Riner had arrived about 40 minutes early for work when he was gunned down and left to die beside his parked truck
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Deputies were conducting “a security operation” at a holding center when an inmate punched a deputy, causing his head to hit a wall and metal bunk
The lawsuit “seeks to prevent the early release of inmates until such time as the statutorily-required notice to the inmates’ victims is provided”
The man was released from custody in 2021 by prison officials on the same day he was transferred to the state’s custody to serve a kidnapping sentence
The inmates forced their way through a jail door, made their way to the roof of the building and eventually the ground before taking off on foot
Two pods were rioting, fighting staff, throwing desks and chairs, and tearing down cameras and light fixtures
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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
The injured CO suffered face lacerations, fractured cheekbone in the attack by a detainee already facing four charges of assaulting COs
The two-time escapee committed aggravated robbery before stealing two cars and was taken into custody as he attempted to carjack a third car
Ava Renee Morgan, 41, served as a corrections officer with the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority
Riverside County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Cordero was killed by a violent felon, on bail twice over, during a Dec. 29 traffic stop
Robert Fratta, 65, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife in 1994
Shah received a 6 1/2-year prison term for leading nationwide fraud as she accepted responsibility and promised to pay restitution
At the time of his arrest, the deputy had a pound of individually wrapped cannabis-laced brownies in his lunchbox
The Fresno County, California rule allowed suspects arrested for certain lower-level felonies and misdemeanors to be released soon after, without having to put up bail money
Kelly Ann McCann, convicted of fourth-degree assault, also sentenced to community service and probation for concussing a police officer
Bryan Kohberger’s housing classification, after extradition from Pennsylvania, is being determined by Latah County Jail staff
The DOC is “going to do everything they can to keep him alive. Too many inmates have nothing to lose.”
Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas, 80, was convicted nearly 50 years ago for killing her abusive husband
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