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LCSO will be one of six law enforcement agencies in the country developing a toolkit to help survivors and investigate trafficking-related crimes.

The federal government recently announced it would investigate threats against local school board members. The announcement comes amid growing acrimony between parental groups and public school leaders over issues like face masks and critical race theory. Yet, where some see a threat—others see an exercise of free speech.

A U.S. Department of Justice study found since 2006 there has been a pattern of sexual abuse at Florida’s all-female prison, Lowell Correctional Institute. Rep. Dianne Hart (D-Tampa) is filing bills aimed at cracking down on sexual abuse in prisons. Allegations from inmates at the all-women's prison in Ocala describe sexual abuse and other illegal treatment that has gone on for more than a decade.

Now that Tallahassee Police have received a federal grant for body cameras, the local law agency is working on getting them rolled out to the department.…

October is the Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This month, the Florida Department of Children and Families also received a grant to help support…

Florida’s prison system has been in the news a lot lately, between suspicious prison deaths, allegations of inmate abuse, and new reforms meant to address…

A recent inmate death at a North Florida Correctional facility has some calling for federal officials to step in and address what they call a “culture of…

The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting to meet with Florida healthcare officials within two weeks to resolve issues with how the state treats…

HCA, the nation’s biggest private hospital chain, is once again under investigation by the federal government—this time for potentially performing…