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

From child protection to prisons, no state service is immune from potentially draconian funding cuts next year, as the state struggles to fill a budget hole as large as $3.5 billion. ...more

October 19, 2008

Such is the curse of being a former movie critic, but when Debra Lafave, Tampa's answer to Mrs. Robinson, got busted this week on a probation violation, I couldn't help but recall an old Dustin Hoffman flick, "Straight Time." ...more

December 7, 2007

Tampa Bay returns to the lovely confines of Raymond James Stadium today after a tough road loss. Considering the Bucs are 1-3 away from home, there is obviously something inspirational about the house our tax money built. ...more

October 28, 2007

Killer-turned-artist Manny Hernandez on the prison where he's finishing an eight-year term: 'It's a blessing to be here.' ...more

October 14, 2007