prisons

A deal on the state's public-safety budget that lawmakers reached late Friday would not give the Department of Corrections the 734 additional positions…

Anyone who serves time for a federal crime will end up in what prison experts say is the best-run system in the country: the Federal Bureau of Prisons.…

An internal investigation is underway following the deaths of two inmates at Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, Florida last week. They’re just…

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered an independent analysis of the state's prison system and the development of two prisons to test new ways of handling and…

Hundreds of inmate deaths with questionable circumstances have sparked a potential federal investigation into the state's corrections system.The U.S.…

About a fifth of Florida’s inmate population is elderly. A new report warns as the state’s aging prison population continues to rise, officials will...

Marriage equality, Quality Education for All and Dade Correctional Institution are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday…

Eddie Wayne Davis, Lenny Curry and Mike Crews are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from…

TALLAHASSEE (The News Service of Florida) — A new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts finds Florida leading the nation in inmates who “max out” their…

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Mayor Alvin Brown, and chikungunya are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning…