GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Darrielle Williams was in his prison cell in Okeechobee, Florida, unaware that a state appeals court had ruled in his case that law enforcement officers can no longer justify ...

Florida inmates are approved for the same surgery when their vision tests 20/50 or worse, department standards state. But ...

A Florida inmate at a federal prison in Coleman died in October after being shot inside the high-security prison, authorities and family members confirmed.

An inmate being held in minimum security at the Central Florida Reception Center in east Orange County suffered a severe beating on March 2. Now, two corrections officers at the State facility are ...

Over the last decade, thousands of people incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections have reported excessive force ...

Coordinated state prison raids yield contraband linked to schemes defrauding elderly Floridians Officials warn that inmates are using cellphones and technology to run scams from behind bars Florida ...

Edward Zakrzewski was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. ET, Thursday, July 31. In his final words he said "I want to thank the good people of the Sunshine State for killing me in the most cold and ...

TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge has cleared the way for transgender Florida prison inmates to pursue a class-action lawsuit alleging they were improperly denied accommodations as part of treating gender ...