Camp Humphreys and Fort Riley, 2024–2026: How Their Courts-Martial Compare
Camp Humphreys and Fort Riley tried a similar number of Army cases from 2024–2026: 36 and 35.
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Short answer: Camp Humphreys and Fort Riley tried a similar number of Army cases from 2024–2026: 36 and 35. At Camp Humphreys, 36% of contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal (4 of 11), against 1 of 8 at Fort Riley, and Article 128 (assault) was charged in 42% of cases, against 23% at Fort Riley.
Assault Was the Most Common Charge
Every one of the 36 Camp Humphreys cases has a charge list. One case with three articles appears in three rows of the table below.
Article 128 (assault) appeared in 15 cases, or 42%, compared with 23% at Fort Riley. Article 128b (domestic violence) appeared less often at Camp Humphreys: 17% of cases against 26%. Article 86 (AWOL) appeared in 6% of Camp Humphreys cases and 20% of Fort Riley cases.
Article 134 (the general article) was charged at the same rate at both installations, 17%. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) was in 17% of Camp Humphreys cases and 14% of Fort Riley cases.
| UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Fort Riley in the same years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art. 128 Assault | 15 | 42% | 23% |
| Art. 134 General article | 6 | 17% | 17% |
| Art. 128b Domestic violence | 6 | 17% | 26% |
| Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 6 | 17% | 14% |
| Art. 90 Willfully disobeying superior officer | 3 | 8% | 6% |
| Art. 121 Larceny | 3 | 8% | 6% |
| Art. 86 AWOL | 2 | 6% | 20% |
| Art. 120b Rape and sexual assault of a child | 1 | 3% | 9% |
How Contested Cases Ended
11 contested cases at Camp Humphreys reached a verdict. 4 ended in a full acquittal, meaning not guilty of every charge (36%). At Fort Riley, 1 of 8 contested cases that reached a verdict ended in a full acquittal.
5 more Camp Humphreys cases were partial acquittals. A partial acquittal means not guilty of at least one charge or specification, but guilty of another. Army results list findings charge by charge, so partial acquittals are common in Army records.
Both groups of decided contested cases are small, so each single verdict has a large effect on the rate.
Guilty Pleas and Plea Agreements
25 accused at Camp Humphreys pleaded guilty, and 11 contested at least one charge. A contested case is one with a not-guilty or mixed plea. The contested share was 31%, higher than the 23% at Fort Riley.
All 25 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement. Army records say whether an agreement existed, not what it said.
Who Decided Guilt
The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt. At Camp Humphreys, 25% of cases with the forum listed went to members: 7 enlisted panels and 2 officer panels. The other 27 cases were decided by a judge alone.
Among contested cases, members heard 9 of 11 (82%). Most judge-alone cases are guilty pleas, so the split between judges and members mostly follows how many cases were contested.
Confinement and Sentence Length
Camp Humphreys had 32 convictions, and 31 of them included confinement. The median confinement was 6 months, longer than the 5 months at Fort Riley.
Sentences of more than one year came more often at Camp Humphreys: 11 of 32 convictions (34%), against 24% at Fort Riley. Only a general court-martial can adjudge more than one year of confinement. A special court-martial is capped at one year.
These are adjudged sentences, as announced at trial and before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. They cover every charge in the case.
| Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, Fort Riley |
|---|---|---|---|
| No confinement | 1 | 3% | 9% |
| Under 6 months | 14 | 44% | 53% |
| 6 months to 1 year | 6 | 19% | 15% |
| More than 1 year, under 5 years | 10 | 31% | 18% |
| 5 years or more | 1 | 3% | 6% |
Fewer Punitive Discharges Than at Fort Riley
19 of 31 convicted enlisted members at Camp Humphreys received a punitive discharge (61%): 15 bad-conduct discharges and 4 dishonorable discharges. At Fort Riley, the share was 79%.
1 convicted officer or warrant officer appears in the Camp Humphreys records, and none was dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation.
| Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Humphreys | 36 | 31% | 4 of 11 | 6 months | 61% |
| Fort Riley | 35 | 23% | 1 of 8 | 5 months | 79% |
Rank and Court Level
Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 61% of the accused at Camp Humphreys. NCOs made up 33%, and officers 6%. At Fort Riley, junior enlisted members were 66% of the accused.
Camp Humphreys held 26 general courts-martial and 6 special courts-martial, with the level not listed for 4 cases. The general share was 81%, higher than the 74% at Fort Riley. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including a dishonorable discharge.
Timing and the 2023 Changes
The records run from January 2024 to August 2026. By year: 2024: 14, 2025: 13, 2026: 9. The 2026 count is a partial year.
Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. When every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023, the military judge sets the sentence within new sentencing parameters. Both rules depend on the offense date, which the records do not give, so these years mix cases under the old and new rules.
Limits of the Records
The records list charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, the plea terms, or conduct handled outside a court-martial, such as nonjudicial punishment.
Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: UCMJ change timeline.
How We Counted
Every court-martial tried at Camp Humphreys (36) and Fort Riley (35) with trial dates in 2024–2026. Each figure for Camp Humphreys is set beside the same figure for Fort Riley.
Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in Military Trial Results, data updated October 24, 2026. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: how this data was built. Errors: content@bodiesburied.com.
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Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Camp Humphreys, 2024–2026
Names and links only. Each judge's record of pleas, findings, and sentences is on their Know Your Judge page, part of the Court-Martial Characters membership.
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.