prison reform

Despite past failed legislative attempts, a bipartisan pair of lawmakers is vowing to continue their work on criminal justice reform—particularly within…

The Florida Department of Corrections is starting to implement a new program aimed at making sure released offenders don’t come back to the state’s prison…

The number of people returning to prison based on technical violations has contributed to an uptick in this year’s new prison admissions. Looking for…

WFSU's Sascha Cordner sat down with Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones, who has been in her role for more than a year now.…

A bill building on past reforms to Florida’s prison system is continuing to take shape.Months ago, members of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee had…

In recent months, multiple correctional officers have been arrested for crimes ranging from assaulting inmates to smuggling contraband into correctional…

The Florida Department of Corrections doesn’t have enough staff and should increase the number of cameras at its institutions. That’s according to an…

In the past few months, there’ve been a slew of arrests of Florida correctional officers—three just this week. Many have dealt with gassing inmates, and…

A north Florida correctional officer is facing charges of assaulting an inmate with a chemical agent and lying about it. He was arrested Tuesday and fired…

The Florida Department of Corrections has officially started a new initiative created through an Executive Order to improve inmate treatment. Two…