The New Port Richey jail is no more. The cells were opened for the last time Saturday and more than 200 inmates were transferred to the Land O' Lakes Jail without any problems, said sheriff's office spokesman Kevin Doll. ...more

November 16, 2009

Seven inmates at the Pinellas County Jail have tested positive for swine flu, officials said Thursday. ...more

July 31, 2009

The Hillsborough House of Hope will christen its second home today, a residence for women who graduate from its program for those who have been incarcerated, have substance abuse problems or both. ...more

June 23, 2009

MONTAGUE, Texas - For months, perhaps longer, the Montague County Jail was "Animal House" meets Mayberry. Inside the small brick building across from the courthouse, inmates had the run of the place, having sex with their jailer girlfriends, bringing in recliners, taking drugs and chatting on cell phones supplied by friends or guards, according to authorities. They also disabled some of the surveillance cameras and made weapons out of nails. ...more

March 17, 2009

For months, perhaps longer, the Montague County Jail was "Animal House" meets Mayberry. ...more

March 17, 2009

A Texas sheriff and jail guards face charges over jailhouse escapades. ...more

March 16, 2009

In a time of dwindling budgets, Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats has salvaged two inmate rehabilitation programs by rolling them into one and having his staff do the work rather than outside contractors. ...more

October 27, 2008

The exact cause of death couldn't be determined, but there was no sign of "surgical or anesthetic misadventure" in the death of Donda West, Kanye West's mother, a coroner's report said Thursday. ...more

January 11, 2008

SEBRING--The details of an internal investigation by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office regarding a detention center deputy leaving two male inmates unattended in a female housing area were released Monday. ...more

January 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The tornado touched down just after 5 a.m. Sunday and headed for the county jail, leaving behind a trail of broken tree limbs and tangled power lines. ...more

December 17, 2007