Last month, Brad Keith Sigmon became the first inmate in South Carolina to be executed by firing squad in modern history and the first in the U.S. since 2010. Since 1977, only three other inmates have ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Corrections will begin carrying out certain federal immigration enforcement tasks in a new partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, becoming ...

The Sunshine State holds the third largest prison population in the country, with around 84,678 inmates housed within Florida’s Department of Corrections. Despite this, only 18,890 correctional ...

If Gov. Ron DeSantis has his way, the state of Florida will invest nearly $374 million in raises for Department of Corrections employees, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said during a visit to Northwest Florida ...

A former Central Florida federal correctional officer faces more than 30 years in prison for sex and bribery charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

Florida stands at a critical juncture. In 2022, the Florida Department of Management Services selected global consulting firm KPMG to produce a 20-year master plan for the Florida Department of ...

Read full article: Tommy Zeigler, longest-serving Florida death row inmate, granted hearing on DNA evidence This undated photo provided by Florida Department of Corrections shows death row inmate ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Department of Corrections is giving a $6,000 hiring bonus to several correctional institutions across the state. These locations already offer $1,000 bonuses, so ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It was the hottest September in more than a century in parts of South Florida, and Dwayne Wilson could hear his 81-year-old fellow inmate gasping for breath and crying out for help ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Two Florida Corrections Officers were fired after a now-viral video shows one of them slapping an inmate. Now, the Florida Department of ...