Florida Department of Corrections

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mark Inch has caught the coronavirus. He is the highest-ranking state official known to have tested positive.

The Florida Department of Corrections is facing a lawsuit for failing to release information on how it’s handling the COVID-19 outbreak in prisons. More than 1,000 Florida inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus, seven have died.

In Florida’s prison system, if employees test positive for COVID-19, or are suspected of having been in contact with someone who has, they’ll have to use…

In Florida prisons, anything from cigarettes to cellphones can be contraband. But, a few things on the list might be surprising -- like books. Some 20,000…

Floridians voted to put protections for crime victims in the state constitution, but lawmakers and officials are grappling with how to put the measure…

After complaints of inhumane treatment in women’s correctional facilities throughout Florida, one lawmaker is calling for a change.In 2015, the Miami…

The Florida Department of Corrections has opened a new mental health facility in Wakulla County.The Residential Continuum of Care treatment facility will…

The ACLU is declaring victory after a federal court ruled in favor of an inmate initially seeking hormone therapy while incarcerated. The transgender…

Some blame the state legislature for not fully funding Florida’s corrections budget. Prison officials say that led to them making some hard choices. Among…

The state budget officially went into effect earlier this month. That includes Florida’s prison budget, which led to prison officials cutting funding to…