Camp Humphreys, 2020–2023 vs. 2024–2026: A Side-by-Side Look

Trends › By Installation › Camp Humphreys › Before and after 2024

Based on 36 cases · 2024–2026 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026

Assault Charges Were More Common Than Across the Army

Article 128 (assault) was charged in 15 of the 36 cases (42%), compared with 20% across all Army cases in 2024–2026. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) was also more common than across the Army, at 17% compared with 11%.

Some charges appeared less often than across the Army. Article 128b (domestic violence) was charged in 17% of cases, compared with 25%. Article 134 (the general article) was charged in 17%, compared with 21%. All 36 records list the charges, and a case with several articles is counted under each one.

From 2020–2023 to 2024–2026

The earlier period had 69 cases over 4 years, about 17 a year. Since 2024 there have been about 14 a year, counting full years only. A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share went from 46% to 31%.

Sentences were higher in the later period. Convictions with confinement went from 65% to 97%. The median confinement went from 3 months to 6 months. Punitive discharges for convicted enlisted members went from 52% to 61%. General courts-martial went from 64% of cases to 81%. Full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict went from 14 of 30 to 4 of 11. In groups this small a few cases can move each figure, so these changes show direction, not exact rates.

Almost Every Conviction Included Confinement

Of 32 convictions, 31 included confinement. Only 1 (3%) had no confinement, compared with 15% across the Army. The median confinement was 6 months, the same as the Army median. A quarter of the sentences were 1.4 years or longer.

Sentences longer than one year were slightly more common here. 11 of 32 convictions (34%) included more than one year, compared with 30% across the Army. 10 of those were more than 1 year but under 5 years. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. They cover all charges in the case.

Pleas and Plea Agreements

Of the cases with a plea recorded, 25 were guilty pleas and 11 were contested. The contested share was 31%, compared with 21% for the Army overall. All 25 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement. Army records show whether an agreement existed but not its terms.

Verdicts in Contested Cases

Of the 11 contested cases that reached a verdict, 4 ended in a full acquittal (36%), compared with 40% across the Army. Another 5 were partial acquittals: not guilty of at least one charge or specification and guilty of another. Army findings are listed charge by charge, so partial acquittals are common in Army data.

Who Decided Guilt

The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members hears the case. At Camp Humphreys, a military judge alone heard 27 cases, an enlisted panel heard 7, and an officer panel heard 2. Members heard 25% of cases, compared with 13% across the Army.

In contested cases, members heard most cases: 9 of 11 (82%). Most judge-alone cases are guilty pleas, so the forum split mostly follows how many cases were contested.

Discharges and Court Level

A punitive discharge is a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge. 61% of enlisted convictions included one: 15 bad-conduct and 4 dishonorable. Across the Army the share was 73%. The records show 1 convicted officer or warrant officer, who was not dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge can still be followed by an administrative separation.

General courts-martial, which can impose any lawful sentence including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge, made up 26 of the 32 cases with a court level listed (81%), compared with 69% across the Army. The court level is not listed for 4 cases. A special court-martial cannot exceed one year of confinement or impose a dishonorable discharge.

Rank, Yearly Counts, and Similar Installations

Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 61% of the accused. NCOs made up 33%, and officers made up 6%. Across the Army, junior enlisted members were 53%. The data has 14 cases in 2024, 13 in 2025, and 9 in 2026, a partial year through August.

Fort Benning (37 cases) and Fort Riley (35 cases) tried a similar number of cases. Of the 3 installations, Camp Humphreys had the highest contested share: 31%, compared with 20% and 23%. It also had the longest median confinement: 6 months, compared with 5 months at both. Its punitive-discharge share was 61%. Fort Benning's was 60%, and Fort Riley's was 79%.

What These Records Leave Out

Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. New sentencing parameters apply when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023. These records give trial dates, not offense dates. The 2024–2026 cases therefore include cases under both the old and new rules. The data cannot show whether either change affected any number here.

Cases closed through nonjudicial punishment, administrative separation, or no action do not appear. The records also do not describe the evidence or the plea terms.

Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.

About the author. Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts Where All The Bodies Are Buried and runs the Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.