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.
James Edward Daniels, recently sentenced to four life sentences, was freed after being convicted of an unrelated state drug case
The Attorney General charged Garrett Smead with indecent assault, unlawful restraint and indecent exposure
The judge noted that the inmate was awakened at 1 a.m., ordered to stand against a wall and beaten by three corrections officers
Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of killing their parents in 1989, are now eligible for parole after a California judge reduced their life sentences under the youthful offender law
The man allegedly pulled several door handles to try to enter some of the vehicles
ADOC said the suspect had eight knives, 33 phones, 534 grams of meth and other contraband items outside Ventress Correctional Facility
Already serving a life sentence for murder, North Dakota State Penitentiary inmate Alex Eggleston used a spray bottle of feces and urine against two officers during a 2021 incident
Rafael Caro Quintero, extradited from Mexico in 2022, appeared in Brooklyn court as feds weigh capital charges for the torture and murder of Agent Enrique Camarena
A woman was caught attempting to throw fentanyl and Suboxone strips over the Ash Street Jail wall to her inmate boyfriend, authorities say
Prosecutors allege the suspects used deadly weapons to carry out the killings, which were linked to gang activity within Ely State Prison
The charges include multiple stabbings, smuggling attempts and a scheme to bring weapons into the facility inside a Doritos bag
Antoine R. Fielder pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence, avoiding the death penalty for killing Wyandotte County Deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer
Video shows the moment the DeSoto County inmate seized a TASER and used it on a jailer during a struggle in the facility
Prosecutors said corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility attacked Robert Brooks while he was handcuffed, leading to his death the next day
Lawrence Taylor was serving a 23-year sentence for bank robberies before he killed his cellmate at Terre Haute in 2019 with a weapon he had hidden for months
One suspect was caught outside Ventress Correctional Facility with 31 phones, 13 knives and drugs, while another at Easterling had meth, marijuana and five phones
The two Bibles, containing approximately 23 grams of heroin hidden in the spines, were sealed in packages addressed to inmates in state prisons
The correction officer allegedly tried to bypass security by repeatedly removing layers of clothing, but a search of his vest exposed the hidden contraband
The assault, which left the FCC Coleman inmate with broken ribs, occurred after an exchange of threats and insults, according to court records
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
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
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
Daniel Mitchell ordered a Federal Correctional Institute Butner Medium II CO to carry out a physical assault instead of using official discipline protocols, prosecutors said
Contraband items such as a knife, cellphones and controlled substances were put into Tupperware containers, concealed in plastic wrap in the middle of prepared food
The inmate was one of four who escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail in May; the other three were recaptured shortly after the escape
The CO and inmate threw fluids at five Cuyahoga County corrections officers and supervisors, including the jail’s warden
Nicholas Umphenour is accused of killing a man while on the run after shooting officers during a plot to help an inmate escape from a Boise hospital
Faith Rose Gratz and an inmate ran a drug operation at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for three months in 2022 while in a romantic relationship, prosecutors said
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
In November 2023, the inmate punched an Allen County Jail corrections officer in the mouth, breaking the CO’s tooth
The Los Angeles County DA recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez receive a new sentence of 50 years to life
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