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 inmate used a “metal homemade knife-type weapon” to stab the CO multiple times during the June attack at Broad River Correctional Institution
The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services corrections officer was leaving work when a group began “jumping on his car and banging on the windows”
An Old Colony Correctional Facility inmate told a fellow inmate that his wife was a great criminal defense attorney who could negotiate a reduced sentence
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
“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
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
Curtis Brown’s handwritten letter promised to use his federal stimulus money to pay for someone to kill the judge
COs found the drug, which is used to manage opioid withdrawal, after a tip from an informant
The woman refused to leave the patrol officer’s vehicle and told the officer “I want you to drag me,” a violation of department policy
The inmate attempted to choke the CO and held the officer in the cell until the CO was able to subdue the inmate
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David A. Johnson III, 20, was jailed in the death of his year-old son who authorities said had ingested fentanyl while in Johnson’s care
Michael Ketchum, 45, hogtied, strangled and stabbed to death his cellmate and stabbed another inmate in the head and neck during breakfast
California judge rejects Peterson’s request nearly 20 years after he was charged with dumping the bodies of his pregnant wife and unborn child on Christmas Eve 2002
Catherine Dutcher, 24, was fired from her job at a juvenile correctional center on the same day she was arrested
Two convicted bank robbery inmates broke out of their 17th floor cell of the Metropolitan Correctional Center and rappelled down the building’s sheer face
The 22-year-old man was charged in the murder of Scott Riner, a Gwinnett County correctional officer
CO Kent Riley sustained severe and permanent brain injury and may not be able to work again
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