There were warm feelings to go around during a recent presentation at Chasco Middle School. ...more

December 26, 2009

One of Hillsborough County's most notorious landlords has been released early from federal prison because of his failing mental and physical health. ...more

December 24, 2009

Taking an important step on the thorny path to closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the White House plans to announce Tuesday that the government will acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo. ...more

December 15, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates. ...more

November 15, 2009

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to release "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch, arguing that he was put back in jail in retaliation for criticizing the government. ...more

September 14, 2009

The Charles Manson follower convicted of attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford is set to be released from a Texas federal prison later this month after serving more than 30 years behind bars. ...more

August 5, 2009

Several inmates were injured in at a federal prison outside Ocala this afternoon when a fight broke out in the recreation yard, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. ...more

March 12, 2009

A Salvadoran immigrant convicted of attacking two women in the park where Chandra Levy's remains were found was expected to be arrested in the next few days in the former intern's slaying, a person close to the investigation said. ...more

February 22, 2009

A fight broke out at a federal prison northwest of Orlando about 2:20 p.m. Sunday and eight inmates have been hospitalized, including one with a gunshot wound, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. ...more

January 26, 2009

Eight male inmates were taken to a hospital after a "large-scale fight" at a federal prison northwest of Orlando. ...more

January 26, 2009