> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Fort Campbell and Fort Carson, 2020–2023: How Their Courts-Martial Compare - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-campbell-vs-fort-carson-2020-2023/ - Published: 2026-10-30T05:29:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T05:29:33.000Z - Description: From 2020–2023, the records hold 99 courts-martial at Fort Campbell and 76 at Fort Carson. Article 128 (assault) was charged in 48% of Fort Campbell cases, against 24% at Fort Carson, and the median confinement at Fort Campbell was 3 months, against 7 months at Fort Carson. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Fort Campbell, Fort Carson, Army [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Fort Campbell](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fort-campbell/) › vs. Fort Carson **Short answer:** From 2020–2023, the records hold 99 courts-martial at Fort Campbell and 76 at Fort Carson. Article 128 (assault) was charged in 48% of Fort Campbell cases, against 24% at Fort Carson, and the median confinement at Fort Campbell was 3 months, against 7 months at Fort Carson. Based on 99 cases · 2020–2023 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Assault Was the Most Common Charge The charge lists cover 95 of the 99 Fort Campbell cases. A case with three articles counts in three rows. Article 128 (assault) was charged in 48% of Fort Campbell cases, compared with 24% at Fort Carson. Article 93 (maltreatment) appeared in 5% of Fort Campbell cases and 0% of Fort Carson cases. Two charges were less common at Fort Campbell: Article 120b (rape and sexual assault of a child), in 6% of cases against 13%, and Article 112a (drug offenses), in 11% against 15%. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared at the same rate at both, 25%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, Fort Carson in the same years | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 46 | 48% | 24% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 24 | 25% | 25% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 16 | 17% | 17% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 12 | 13% | 8% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 11 | 12% | 10% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 10 | 11% | 15% | | Art. 85 Desertion | 7 | 7% | 4% | | [Art. 120b](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-120b/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault of a child | 6 | 6% | 13% | ## Shorter Sentences Than at Fort Carson 87 Fort Campbell cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 63 of those sentences included confinement (72%). The median confinement was 3 months. At Fort Carson, the median was 7 months. 28% of Fort Campbell convictions carried no confinement, compared with 9% at Fort Carson. Sentences of more than one year made up 15% of Fort Campbell convictions (13 of 87), against 33% at Fort Carson. Sentences of 5 years or more were 5% and 16%. 1 Fort Campbell sentence was life. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each covers every charge in the case. | Adjudged confinement | Convictions | Share here | Share, the Fort Carson cases | | ------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | | No confinement | 24 | 28% | 9% | | Under 6 months | 43 | 49% | 40% | | 6 months to 1 year | 7 | 8% | 18% | | More than 1 year, under 5 years | 9 | 10% | 16% | | 5 years or more | 4 | 5% | 16% | ## Full and Partial Acquittals A contested case is one where the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. At Fort Campbell, 18 contested cases reached a verdict, and 8 ended in a full acquittal (44%). The Fort Carson rate was 27%. 8 more Fort Campbell cases were partial acquittals: not guilty of at least one charge or specification, but guilty of another. Army results list findings charge by charge, which is why partial acquittals are common in Army records. ## Guilty Pleas Were More Common Fort Campbell had 79 guilty pleas and 20 not-guilty or mixed pleas. The contested share was 20%, lower than the 29% at Fort Carson. 73 of the 79 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement, and 6 have no entry. Army records say whether an agreement existed, not what it said. ## Convictions on the Top Charges Article 107 (false official statements) most often ended in a conviction on that article: 11 of 12 cases (92%). Article 134 (the general article) followed at 13 of 16 (81%), and Article 128 at 35 of 46 (76%). Each had a median confinement of 3 months. Article 120 ended in a conviction on that article in 9 of 24 cases (38%), the lowest share among the top charges. The median confinement for those convictions was 2 years. A case can include a conviction on one article and an acquittal on another, so the rows overlap. | Article | Cases charging it | Convicted of it (share) | Median confinement when convicted of it | | ---------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | Art. 128 Assault | 46 | 35 (76%) | 3 months | | Art. 120 Rape and sexual assault | 24 | 9 (38%) | 2 years | | Art. 134 General article | 16 | 13 (81%) | 3 months | | Art. 107 False official statements | 12 | 11 (92%) | 3 months | ## Punitive Discharges 67 of 81 convicted enlisted members at Fort Campbell received a punitive discharge (83%): 53 bad-conduct discharges and 14 dishonorable discharges. At Fort Carson, the share was 89%. 6 convicted officers or warrant officers appear in the Fort Campbell records, and 2 were dismissed. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Court Level, Forum, and Rank General courts-martial made up 79% of Fort Campbell cases (78 of 99). They produced a median confinement of 3 months, and 26% were contested. The 21 special courts-martial produced a median of 26 days, and 0% were contested. A military judge alone decided 89 Fort Campbell cases. Enlisted panels decided 9, and officer panels 1\. Members heard 10% of cases, against 19% at Fort Carson. Among contested cases, members heard 10 of 20 (50%). The accused usually chooses who decides guilt. By rank, the accused were 68 junior enlisted members, 25 NCOs, and 6 officers. The sheet describes this group as more junior than the accused at Fort Carson. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------- | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Fort Campbell | 99 | 20% | 8 of 18 | 3 months | 83% | | Fort Carson | 76 | 29% | 6 of 22 | 7 months | 89% | ## Years in the Data The Fort Campbell records run from May 2020 to December 2023\. By year: 2020: 5, 2021: 41, 2022: 27, 2023: 26\. The services were required to begin publishing trial records under Article 140a by December 2020, and Army records in this data are sparse before 2021. ## Limits of the Records Trial records list charges, pleas, findings, and sentences. They do not show the evidence, the plea terms, the offense dates, or conduct handled outside a court-martial. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Every court-martial tried at Fort Campbell (99) and Fort Carson (76) with trial dates in 2020–2023\. Each figure for Fort Campbell is set beside the same figure for Fort Carson. Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in [Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/), data updated October 24, 2026\. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: [how this data was built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/). Errors: content@bodiesburied.com. ## Related Analysis - [Fort Campbell: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fort-campbell/) (hub) - [Fort Carson: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fort-carson/) (hub) - [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) (hub) - [Camp Humphreys and Fort Riley, 2024–2026: How Their Courts-Martial Compare](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-vs-fort-riley-2024-2026/) - [Comparing Fort Hood and Fort Campbell: Army Courts-Martial, 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-hood-vs-fort-campbell-2024-2026/) - [Comparing Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Benning: Army Courts-Martial, 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-leonard-wood-vs-fort-benning-2024-2026/) - [Comparing Fort Polk and Fort Knox: Army Courts-Martial, 2020–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-polk-vs-fort-knox-2020-2023/) - [Comparing Fort Riley and Fort Benning: Army Courts-Martial, 2020–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-riley-vs-fort-benning-2020-2023/) - [Comparing Fort Sill and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: Army Courts-Martial, 2020–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-sill-vs-joint-base-elmendorf-richardson-2020-2023/) - [Comparing Fort Stewart and Kaiserslautern (Europe): Army Courts-Martial, 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-stewart-vs-kaiserslautern-europe-2024-2026/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Fort Campbell, 2020–2023 - [Lanny Acosta Jr.](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-lanny-acosta-jr/) - [Trevor I. Barna](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-trevor-i-barna/) - [Gregory B. Batdorff](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-gregory-b-batdorff/) - [Gregory R. Bockin](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-gregory-r-bockin/) - [Robert A. Cohen](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-robert-a-cohen/) - [John H. Cook](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-john-h-cook/) - [Michael C. Farkas](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-michael-c-farkas/) - [Timothy P. Hayes Jr.](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-timothy-p-hayes-jr/) - [Adam S. Kazin](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-adam-s-kazin/) - [Grady J. Leupold](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-grady-j-leupold/) - [John R. Maloney](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-john-r-maloney/) - [Daniel L. Mazzone](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-daniel-l-mazzone/) - [Sean S. Park](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-sean-s-park/) - [William C. Ramsey](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-william-c-ramsey/) - [Travis Rogers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-travis-rogers/) - [Sasha N. Rutizer](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-sasha-n-rutizer/) - [Jacqueline Tubbs](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-jacqueline-tubbs/) 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](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judges/) 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](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.