Florida Department of Corrections

The lawsuit claimed the department’s use of solitary confinement violated the constitutional rights of inmates, including inmates with disabilities.

Lawmakers approved a request from the Department of Corrections to free up $31.25 million to be used to pay up to 300 guard members who will be deployed to prisons until July.

A legislative panel will consider a plan that would activate Florida National Guard members to help at prisons, facing staffing shortages.

"Being Michelle" is about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse. In this interview, members of the documentary's production team discuss her story and the larger issues it raises.

The campaign's photos on Twitter show wives, children and parents posing and smiling with inmates in blue prison uniforms.

The retirements of the leaders of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Elder Affairs had not been previously announced.

The state had already anticipated a reduction in J&J allocations and was using the two-dose Moderna vaccine instead.

Senate President Wilton Simpson's proposal to consolidate prisons and demolish four facilities drew opposition from leaders in those rural communities.

AP and the Marshall Project speak with correctional officers and union leaders nationwide, as well as health experts working inside prisons, to understand the decision-making despite the higher risk.

Betsy Fernandez lost her little sister to cancer 14 years ago. Five of her six siblings remained. Fernandez – now 45 – fights to maintain a good...

The grounds in front of the historic capitol were transformed into a mock-graveyard Saturday. The group, Florida Prisoner Solidarity created the demonstration to mark lives lost from COVID-19 in Florida prisons. One of the group representatives spoke to the media during the event.

As the numbers of COVID-19 deaths and infections in prisons soar, workers, inmates and their loved ones continue to plead for help from the state. Gov....