Saying existing law does not provide adequate and independent oversight of the Florida’s Department of Corrections (FDC), two ...

The bill says the legislation is necessary “to create an independent entity as a unit of the legislative branch of state ...

An appeals court Wednesday shielded the Florida Department of Corrections from a lawsuit alleging that retaliation by officers led to an inmate getting raped.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — This year, Florida has set a record for the number of executions. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed more death warrants this year than any of his predecessors, with 11 people being put ...

More than a month after Florida opened "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, the state and ICE signed an updated agreement spelling out how state corrections officials should handle federal ...

Florida Department of Corrections and Centurion of Florida sued for failing to provide basic eye surgeries. Christopher O’Donnell is the health and medicine reporter. He can be reached at ...

The state says it will run the new center from an empty prison that could hold 2,000 federal detainees. This one will be called “Deportation Depot.” By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Miami Florida ...

Prisoners in the Florida Department of Corrections system are often held under many of the same inhumane conditions present at Alligator Alcatraz. My uncle is one of them. Prisoners in the Florida ...