One of Florida’s longest-serving death row inmates has been spared from execution amid reports he is suffering from dementia ...

A Florida man’s remarkably elaborate plan to bypass a court-ordered drug screening has earned him a one-way ticket to state ...

The sentence was handed down to Michael Hill, of Green Cove Springs, in St. Johns County court. According to the State Attorney's Office, Hill pleaded no contest to multiple charges after traveling to ...

In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace. Across a two-lane highway from Florida State Prison, people prayed as an ...

Crispian Atkins of Valrico was sentenced to 12 years and ordered to pay .01 million after a staffing and payroll wire fraud ...

Anthony Smith, 54, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Ricky Martin was found lying in a pool of blood on the floor of cell D1-117. His arms were tied behind him and his feet bound together with white strips of cloth. A pair of bloody boxer shorts had ...

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 Florida Department of Corrections is facing a years-long staffing shortage, which experts say can lead to increased prison violence. A review of mortality data found that prisons with the most ...

It's been a year since the infamous Chrisleys of reality TV were released from prison. For years, Todd and Julie Chrisley starred in "Chrisley Knows Best," where the couple portrayed themselves as ...

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