TAMPA - Some administrative procedures at Hillsborough County jails need of tweaking, according to an ongoing audit of the policies. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today after an investigation revealed he had sex with an inmate in a staff bathroom at the Central County Jail, Polk County deputies say. ...more

May 2, 2008

It's not exactly an award you'd strive to get. If it comes, however, you embrace it. ...more

May 1, 2008

Video released last week of a detention deputy dumping a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair at Orient Road Jail made national news, but the quadriplegic man says that wasn't the only time deputies failed to properly handle his disabilities. ...more

February 23, 2008

The attorney for a woman who claims her arm was broken while in Orient Road Jail last year says maintaining order in detention facilities is critical but with the state's power to use force comes a responsibility to show restraint. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - The attorney for a woman who claims her arm was broken while in Orient Road Jail last year has provided The Tampa Tribune the notice of intent to sue sent to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 21, 2008

SEBRING — As a former officer at the Avon Park Correctional Institution, Hector Velazquez Jr. dealt with violent, drug-addicted inmates on a daily basis. Now, because of an alleged eight-day cocaine fueled crime spree in 2005, Velazquez, of Sebring, will be behind bars. ...more

February 19, 2008

Look Into Jail Policies Regarding "Toss From Wheelchair Brings Jail Suspensions" (front page, Feb. 13): ...more

February 15, 2008

There is no excuse for the behavior captured on video at the Orient Road Jail: A deputy dumping a man out of his wheelchair as supervisors watch indifferently. ...more

February 14, 2008

An apology from Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee came Wednesday with a promise to investigate a jail deputy who dumped a disabled man out of a wheelchair and the supervisors who did nothing to intervene. ...more

February 14, 2008