SEBRING — The attorney for a Moore Haven correctional officer announced Thursday that the case against his client in the shooting of her pit-bull dog in late March, was dropped by the state's attorney's office. The charge was dropped on April 15 and the attorney received notice on April 24, according to information received from the court. Dawn Marie Thomas, 31, of Sebring, was arrested by Highlands County sheriff's deputies on March 25, and charged with causing cruel death, pain or suffering to an animal, after sheriff's investigators said she shot and killed her pit bull dog in its cage after it started to show aggressive tendencies. Had the case been brought forward, the charge would have been a third-degree felony. ...more

May 30, 2008

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Ocala on Friday announced the arrest of 11 people in connection with a long-running investigation into contraband smuggling at the Coleman Federal Correctional Institution in Bushnell. ...more

January 26, 2008

BUSHNELL - The U.S. Attorney's Office in Ocala today announced the arrest of 11 people in connection with a long-running investigation into contraband smuggling at the Coleman Federal Correctional Institution in Bushnell. ...more

January 25, 2008

AVON PARK — Sometimes, for the city, there just isn't enough prison labor to go around. ...more

October 24, 2007

Killer-turned-artist Manny Hernandez on the prison where he's finishing an eight-year term: 'It's a blessing to be here.' ...more

October 14, 2007

LARGO - Correctional officer Kevin Rix, 24, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Pinellas County Sheriff's narcotics detectives this afternoon. ...more

September 25, 2007