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.
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
Suspect believed his ex-girlfriend was in the house
Boy’s mother and grandmother both died years ago and that the other adults in his life were detained after being charged with child endangerment
Anderson County deputies said Friday that 35-year-old John Young is charged with two counts of murder
Adis Medunjanin, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen from Bosnia, had faced a mandatory life term following his conviction last year of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction
Was jailed on 49 felony charges after authorities say he volunteered to baby-sit his classmates’ children and then repeatedly had sex with the boys and girls on camera as they cried and begged him to stop
Prosecutors say the half-hour ordeal in March included interrogation and staged torture using power tools
Judge was astonished by the defendant’s question
Cut up the body with a chainsaw and packaged the remains in trash bags
Prosecutors say 20-year-old Kerry Trotter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to one count each of forcible rape and rape of an incompetent person
Pedro Hernandez’ May admission to suffocating Etan Patz was a stunning turn in one of the most notorious and vexing cases in New York City history
Chased her husband through a parking lot, circled him as hid behind a light pole, struck him and pinned him under the vehicle
The boys could face up to 30 days’ detention on seven counts each of animal cruelty
Remains hospitalized with self-inflicted stab wounds
Documentary shown on public television about inmate’s life has stirred sympathy for her
Creative, and sometimes controversial, sentences handed out by judges to publicly shame offenders
Contacted a 12-year-old girl and asked her for sex
Keith Hinds was charged on Friday with larceny, possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and other drug charges
Jonathan Montgomery, 26, was convicted in 2008 of sexually assaulting Elizabeth Paige Coast
Police discovered the toddler was covered in feces and that a 3-year-old child was asleep in another room
Investigators say his goal was to carry out jihad, though his attorneys claimed he was a harmless failure who never came close to attacking anyone
Sought $10 million from the state after being convicted in 1994 of strangling her 13-year-old daughter
Expected to plead guilty this month for the Halloween abduction of three women in 2009 in Prince William County and a Loudoun county rape in 2001
10 defendants are facing charges that carry a death penalty
Was among six men and boys charged in the schoolyard attack, which shocked the state’s largest city and led to a host of anti-crime measures
Dylan Dougherty Stanley almost derailed the plea deal when he told a judge he disagreed with one part of prosecutors’ narrative of the crime
Surveillance video shot on the bus showed the attack and helped deputies nab a suspect
Was sentenced to six months in jail and agrees to never drive in New York again
Thomas Ivan Grimes pleaded not guilty in Lane County Circuit Court to charges that included assault, possession of a stolen vehicle and attempting to elude police
Pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree sodomy, admitting to sexually abusing a boy under the age of 16
Prosecutors say he conspired to launder the cartel’s drug profits from July 2007 through December 2008