Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida Channel screenshot of FDC Sec. Ricky Dixon on Oct. 15, 2025. Gov. Ron DeSantis is requesting the Legislature provide ...

Sounding as desperate as he ever has since being appointed four years ago, Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) Secretary Ricky Dixon asked a panel of state lawmakers Wednesday for more than $512 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is requesting the Legislature provide hundreds of millions of dollars for the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) in his proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget, but a Democratic ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Corrections announced a $1,000 hiring bonus on Monday for those who choose to become state correctional officers at select locations statewide.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo from Florida Dept. of Corrections website. Saying existing law does not provide adequate and independent oversight of the ...

A Century Correctional Institution inmate assaulted multiple correctional officers recently, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. Maurice Davis, 47, assaulted multiple correctional ...

Melvin Trotter was executed Feb. 24 for the brutal 1986 murder of Virgie Langford during a convenience store robbery in Palmetto, Florida.

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 ...

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Corrections recently hosted an advanced K-9 tracking and training event. The event served as a competition where K-9 tracking teams showcased their skills ...

Florida is often described as a beacon for religious liberty, grounded in a simple constitutional truth: Government may neither establish religion nor prohibit its free exercise. That principle ...