WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled today with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. ...more

November 9, 2009

Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. ...more

November 8, 2009

Restoring money cut last year to prison education programs and increasing money to programs that would help prepare inmates to re-enter society are some of the top priorities for The Department of Corrections, the department's top official said Wednesday. ...more

November 19, 2008

During the past seven years, more than 1,000 Florida prison inmates and their families paid millions for improper transfers to other facilities, state Department of Corrections Secretary James McDonough said today. ...more

November 15, 2007

When it comes to treating substance abuse, Florida can pay now or pay later. In the quest to trim the state budget, lawmakers are gambling on later. ...more

October 17, 2007