The secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections is proposing a "state jail system" for prison inmates serving less than 18 months behind bars. ...more

July 15, 2008

Schoolteacher-turned-sex-offender Debra Lafave no longer will have to provide Florida Department of Corrections officials her daily schedule, and they no longer will keep minute-by-minute track of her whereabouts. ...more

July 11, 2008

FAITH-BASED PRISONS: A PRIMER The Hillsborough Correctional Institution in Riverview is one of three faith-based prisons in Florida and is the only such facility in the nation that accepts women inmates. ...more

July 9, 2008

FAITH-BASED PRISONS: A PRIMER The Hillsborough County Correctional Institution in Riverview is one of three faith-based prisons in Florida and is the only such facility in the nation that accepts women inmates. ...more

July 5, 2008

Florida's revised method of executing condemned inmates was put to its first test Tuesday night in Starke, and it appeared to work perfectly in ending the life of a vicious child killer. ...more

July 3, 2008

A Seffner man died Tuesday evening after drinking at least 23 shots of cherry-flavored vodka in less than an hour at a bikini bar, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 26, 2008

Pasco County sheriff candidate Robert Sullivan has challenged incumbent Bob White to a series of debates between July 19 and Aug. 9, leading up to the Aug. 26 primary election. ...more

June 19, 2008

Bobby Hodges could enjoy his Sterling Hills house for a few days. That is no small reward for a man about to embark on his second consecutive tour of duty. ...more

June 15, 2008

Bobby Hodges could enjoy his Sterling Hills house for a few days. ...more

June 14, 2008

A southwest Florida corrections officer was released on bail Friday after being accused of gouging an inmate's eye, police said. ...more

June 8, 2008