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 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
For the past two years, he has worked as a corrections officer and received glowing reviews
Judge: “99.9 percent of the cases I see, there’s an element of drugs involved”
Lincoln County Jail Administrator Dave Manninen says he could not explain why, as it would violate HIPAA privacy laws
Mark Taylor was convicted of assaulting a nurse while awaiting sentencing on a murder charge
Sentenced Friday for a July 2011 attack that mutilated her estranged spouse
Justice Department decided to again seek ultimate punishment rather than let defendant serve automatic life term
Since House Bill 463 became law, Kentucky’s prison population has decreased by 10 percent
Jesse Con-ui was indicted four months to the day after CO Eric Williams was brutally murdered
Alex Cook had been scheduled for a jury trial on Monday morning, but decided instead to plead to at least some of the counts in three of the cases he was facing
The officer, whose name has not been released, was treated at Glens Falls Hospital for injuries to his head and lower abdomen and has been released
A man whose false promises and fake personas finally caught up with him
After a one-week trial, it took the jury just over three hours to find Richard Franklin guilty
James Ray LaPoint was charged with misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said once it overturned Jerry Hartfield’s murder conviction in 1980 for the killing of a bus station worker four years earlier, there was no longer a death sentence for then-Gov. Mark White to commute
Pleaded guilty to attacking city alderman, trespassing, and public drinking
Official: “We have achieved considerable progress toward the completion of the audit”
The man was already being investigated for indecent solicitation of a child; he’s in jail on $10k bond
Authorities say he told another inmate that he’d pay $100,000 to a hit man and contacted an undercover FBI agent posing as a hit man several times
Wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity after outside experts diagnosed his mental illness
Jury will now deliberate on sentencing for Byron Scherf
Gang members broke into houses, stole money, sold drugs, federal officials say
Charges Carlos Raphael Gree and Garrett Austin Dumarce with assaulting Corporal Zane Mathias
Charged with first-degree murder in the June 2008 death of Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home
If judge accepts plea, Holmes would be sent to state mental hospital where doctors would determine whether he was sane at the time of shootings
Violated his lifetime probation with a federal conviction late last year for having a stolen firearm in Montana
Jessie Con-Ui is under investigation in stabbing of Eric Williams of Nanticoke
Paraphrased statement from investigator caused defense attorney to drop motion to dismiss charges
Convicted rapist already was serving a life sentence when he killed Jayme Biendl in January 2011 at the Washington state Reformatory in Monroe
Alleged Baltimore jailhouse contraband ringleader pleads not guilty to federal charges
Santa Cruz County Judge Paul Burdick imposed the stiff sentence on Maurice Ainsworth