Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Navy veteran, defends his accelerated pace of executions by saying he's bringing justice to victims' ...

Hamilton Correctional Institution, a state-run prison. (File shot via Florida Department of Corrections) Florida does not offer parole for most inmates incarcerated in its correctional facilities. But ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The newly elected vice chair of the Republican Party of Florida was convicted in 2019 as part of a state felony investigation into whether he had a sexual relationship with an ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Last week, WINK News was the first to report on the transfer of accused killer Yanko Romero to a state hospital. He is accused in the deadly shooting of 25-year-old Alex Johnson at ...

An inmate at Falkenburg Road Jail in Hillsborough County died less than an hour after suffering a medical emergency inside the facility.

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. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets.