A Florida inmate was captured over the weekend after escaping from his work detail, stealing an e-bike and a car, before being found hiding in a pond Sunday, officials announced. The Sumter County ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa Bay lawmaker is fighting for legislation that would protect the rights of prisoners in the state’s corrections system. And while sympathy can sometimes be hard to ...

The only way to survive prison, Jason Doty said, is to go into what he calls an "emotional winter." Just like a tree pushes its sap to its roots during a freeze, Doty says some incarcerated people ...

Extreme heat at a Miami-area prison without air conditioning has subjected prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment, according to a federal lawsuit filed in October by the Florida Justice Institute.

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Florida on Thursday executed a death row inmate convicted of rape and murder of a convenience store clerk in 1988, a record 17th execution in the Sunshine State and the 7th military ...