Jamie Bernard Bain woke up singing on his first full day as a free man. ...more

December 19, 2009

Texas and other states that lead the nation in executions are sentencing many fewer inmates to death, a trend that slowly is reducing the death row population in the United States, a report from an anti-capital punishment group says. ...more

December 18, 2009

Beau Richard Wallace admits he made a mistake. "I had the laser on the helicopter for about five seconds," the 18-year-old Palm Harbor resident said Thursday. "It was a bad idea. I'll never do it again." ...more

December 18, 2009

Jamie Bernard Bain is a free man after 35 years in prison. The once-convicted rapist whose guilt was called into question by recent DNA testing was set free by a judge this morning in Polk County. ...more

December 17, 2009

After eight years behind bars, Jennifer Martin walked through the prison gates Wednesday morning a free woman amid the cheers of inmates left behind. ...more

December 17, 2009

After the brutal attack and a dramatic rescue in a Hillsborough County jail last week, a lot of people are questioning the wisdom of putting a lone deputy in a jail pod with dozens of inmates. ...more

November 11, 2009

The four men entered the room at Orient Road Jail to news cameras rolling and reporters firing questions. ...more

November 6, 2009

The detention deputy was sitting at his desk when the inmate attacked. The deputy is 64; the inmate is 40 years his junior. ...more

November 5, 2009

The detention deputy was sitting at his desk when the inmate attacked. The deputy was 64; the inmate was 40 years younger, and mad. ...more

November 4, 2009

Courthouse security was partially privatized Tuesday with the arrival of six Wackenhut employees. ...more

September 2, 2009