Eight Falkenburg Road Jail inmates have been tested for swine flu, but there are no confirmed cases of the illness within the jail, said Col. Jim Previtera of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Twenty-four inmates are in respiratory isolation for an array of reasons, from recent travel to Mexico to flulike symptoms to contact with people confirmed to have the swine flu. ...more

August 4, 2009

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

July 31, 2009

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is hoping that jail inmates, with little to do but play cards, can help solve 52 cold cases from across the state. ...more

August 30, 2008

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is hoping that jail inmates, with little to do but play cards, can help solve 52 cold cases from across the state. ...more

August 29, 2008

The secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections is proposing a "state jail system" for prison inmates serving less than 18 months behind bars. ...more

July 15, 2008

TAMPA - The secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections is proposing a "state jail system" for prison inmates serving less than 18 months behind bars. ...more

July 14, 2008

CLEARWATER - Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats announced a proposal Thursday that would slash $25 million from his agency's 2008-09 budget. ...more

May 22, 2008

Only 45 days after a tornado ripped apart a temporary Pasco jail annex, Sheriff Bob White and county officials marveled today at how quickly a replacement was erected at the county's main detention center in Land O' Lakes. ...more

February 1, 2008

Family violence kept law enforcement busy across Hillsborough County on Christmas. Twenty-one people were arrested Tuesday on domestic battery charges, records show. That was about one-quarter of the 85 inmates booked into Orient Road Jail and nearly double the number charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Last year, about 9 percent of those arrested Christmas Day were booked on domestic violence charges. ...more

December 27, 2007

Family violence kept law enforcement busy across Hillsborough County on Christmas. ...more

December 26, 2007