Joseph D. Halford, 29, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder after shooting a man who was dating his ex-girlfriend ...

Defense attorneys allege the state has used expired or incorrect drugs and improper dosages during lethal injections. Appeals ...

A former Florida Department of Corrections employee was arrested after police said she robbed a bank, apparently for rent money. The alleged robber, Mary Adolphus, was arrested on robbery with firearm ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — A woman identified by police as a former state Department of Corrections employee appears to have robbed a bank in 2025 to get rent money, Port St. Lucie Police Chief Leo Niemczyk ...

A former Department of Correction director was fined $35,000 for a long list of ethics violations including helping his daughter cheat through an interview, giving his girlfriend department ammunition ...

Florida executed James Hitchcock, 70, by lethal injection on Thursday, April 30, for the 1976 rape and strangulation murder of his 13-year-old step-niece Cynthia "Cindy" Driggers. It was Florida's ...

A Florida inmate is suing the state's Department of Corrections for not allowing him to have his religion's sacred text. The inmate, Rakesh Patel, is a follower of the Krishna consciousness religion, ...

The state of Florida executed 58-year-old Chadwick Willacy at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday for the 1990 murder of his then-56-year-old next-door neighbor Marlys Sather, according to the Florida Department of ...

Florida executed Chadwick Willacy, 58, by lethal injection on Tuesday, April 21, at Florida State Prison near Starke for the horrific 1990 murder of his next-door neighbor, Marlys Sather. Willacy was ...

The Florida death row killer executed Tuesday night for the grisly rape and murder of a married mom reportedly devoured a modest spread of sweet and savory comfort foods for his final meal. Michael ...

Florida executed Michael King by lethal injection March 17 at Florida State Prison near Starke, for the 2008 Sarasota County kidnapping and murder of Denise Amber Lee. King was pronounced dead at 6:13 ...