Inside 36 Courts-Martial at Camp Humphreys, 2024–2026

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

Assault Was the Most Common Charge

All 36 records list the charges. A case with several articles counts under each one. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 15 cases (42%), compared with 20% in all Army cases in those years. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared in 17%, compared with 11%.

Domestic violence under Article 128b appeared less often: 17% of cases here, compared with 25% across the Army. Article 134 (the general article) appeared in 17%, compared with 21%. Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child) appeared in 3%, compared with 8%.

31 of 32 Convictions Included Confinement

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

These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case. 11 of 32 convictions (34%) included more than one year, slightly more often than the 30% across the Army. Sentences of 5 years or more were 3%, compared with 9%. Only a general court-martial can impose more than one year of confinement.

Pleas and Plea Agreements

A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. At Camp Humphreys, 25 accused pleaded guilty and 11 contested at least one charge. The contested share was 31%, compared with 21% in the rest of the Army.

All 25 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement. Army records say whether an agreement existed but not what it said, so any sentence cap or withdrawn charge is not visible here.

What Happened in Contested Cases?

4 of 11 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal. The full-acquittal rate was 36%, slightly lower than the 40% across all Army cases. Another 5 were partial acquittals, in which the accused was found not guilty of at least one charge but guilty of another. Army results list findings charge by charge, so partial acquittals appear often.

The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt. Members heard 25% of cases with the forum listed: 7 enlisted panels and 2 officer panels. A military judge alone heard the other 27. Among contested cases, members heard 9 of 11 (82%).

Changes From 2020–2023

Camp Humphreys had 69 cases in 2020–2023, about 17 a year. In the full years since, it has had about 14 a year. The contested share went from 46% to 31%. Full acquittals in contested cases that reached a verdict went from 14 of 30 to 4 of 11.

Sentences went up. 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%. A few cases can move each figure, so these changes show direction, not precise size. The records cannot show why they happened.

Fewer Punitive Discharges Than Across the Army

For enlisted members, a punitive discharge is a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge. Among 31 enlisted members convicted, 19 received one (61%), less often than the 73% in all Army cases in those years. Of those 19, 4 were dishonorable.

The records list 1 convicted officer or warrant officer, who was not dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation, which these records do not track.

Rank and Court Level

The accused included 22 junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 12 NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 2 officers or warrant officers. That mix is more junior than all Army cases, where 53% were junior enlisted.

A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. General courts-martial made up 81% of the cases here with a court level listed, against 69% in all Army cases in those years. The court level is not listed for 4 cases.

Compared With Fort Benning and Fort Riley

Fort Benning (37 cases) and Fort Riley (35) tried a similar number of cases. Camp Humphreys had the highest contested share of the 3 installations: 31%, compared with 20% and 23%. Its median confinement was 6 months, compared with 5 months at the other 2.

The punitive discharge share for enlisted members was 61% here, 60% at Fort Benning, and 79% at Fort Riley.

Timing and Limits

The yearly counts were 14 in 2024, 13 in 2025, and 9 in 2026, a partial year. These cases are 3% of 1,252 Army courts-martial. Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault and domestic violence. Offenses after December 27, 2023 fall under new sentencing parameters. Both rules depend on offense dates, which these records do not give. The records also do not show the evidence, the plea terms, or anything handled outside a court-martial.

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.