LAND O' LAKES - It took 19 months of construction, $17.5 million in county funds and years on the sheriff's wish list, but the Land O' Lakes Jail expansion is now complete. ...more

November 14, 2009

It took 19 months of construction, $17.5 million in county funds and years on the sheriff's wish list, but the Land O' Lakes Jail expansion is now complete. ...more

November 13, 2009

A bus purchased by the Pinellas County Jail is equipped with computers capable of video conferencing between inmates and family and friends. ...more

December 26, 2008

Video visitation for inmates at the Pinellas County Jail is nothing new. What is new, though, is how this service will be provided in the next few weeks. In addition to the 52 booths set up for visits near the jail on 49th Street, the Sheriff's Office has purchased an old bus from the Jacksonville area. The vehicle is equipped with 5 laptop computers capable of video conferencing between the jail and family and friends who can now see and hear them from a remote location. ...more

December 19, 2008

A Pinellas County Jail inmate died Sunday after he complained of chest pains to deputies and medical staff, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 12, 2008

A circuit judge ruled Friday that Linda Bollea has the right to intervene in a lawsuit filed by her incarcerated son to stop the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office from releasing more recordings of her son's visits with family members. ...more

August 2, 2008

A circuit judge on Wednesday afternoon reserved judgment on a couple of legal issues in the lawsuit filed by Nick Bollea to stop the Pinellas County sheriff from releasing audio recordings of visits Bollea had with family while an inmate at Pinellas County Jail. ...more

July 31, 2008

A circuit judge this afternoon reserved judgment on a couple of legal issues in the lawsuit filed by Nick Bollea to stop the Pinellas County sheriff from releasing audio recordings of visits Bollea had with family while an inmate at Pinellas County Jail. ...more

July 30, 2008

When Nick Bollea celebrated his 18th birthday with a new place to live in the Pinellas County Jail. ...more

July 27, 2008

Nick Bollea turns 18 on Sunday, and as a result he will be transferred from his juvenile quarters at the Pinellas County Jail to an adult section, Pinellas sheriff's spokeswoman Marianne Pasha said. ...more

July 24, 2008