Florida's corrections system would have to close prisons and end education and substance abuse programs under a state budget scenario unveiled Thursday. ...more

March 20, 2009

Keeping inmates in other states might not be cheaper than keeping them here, but the state would be able to save the cost of building new prisons. ...more

March 7, 2009

If you're inclined to believe Igor Panarin, and the Kremlin wouldn't mind if you did, then President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the U.S. will split into six rump-states before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order. ...more

March 4, 2009

There's an anecdote Luis Leon likes to tell to illustrate his position on fatherhood: ...more

December 23, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Officials say Florida's prison population has topped 100,000 for the first time, making it only the third state in the nation to break into six digits. ...more

December 19, 2008

Cases are piling up in Florida's courts. The prison population is growing. Assault, robbery, burglary and fraud are on the rise. ...more

December 17, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners saluted retired sheriff's Col. David M. Parrish Thursday as a visionary in modern and efficient corrections management. ...more

November 7, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners today saluted retired sheriff's Col. David M. Parrish today as a visionary in modern and efficient corrections management. ...more

November 6, 2008

The Florida Department of Corrections plans to add 80 beds to the Avon Park Correctional Institute's work camp, a spokeswoman said. ...more

July 29, 2008

It's ironic that Florida's prison system is called the Department of Corrections, since there is very little correcting going on. ...more

July 23, 2008