The once owner of a popular Central Florida nightclub has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor for sex.

A massive search is underway in France for a gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others to free an inmate they were escorting.

Florida Department of Corrections officials are looking for a prison inmate who escaped a work detail in North Florida.

Keeping people out of jail, preventing homelessness and treating mental illness — one Florida city is employing a program that aims to solve all three.

The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the labor market have pushed many prison staffing systems into crisis.

A growing number of state prison systems are outfitting guards with body-worn cameras even in environments already covered by thousands of stationary cameras.

A top corrections official offered a stark picture of Florida’s prison system Wednesday, warning that lawmakers must boost salaries of corrections workers to avert a looming disaster as the system grapples with high turnover rates, dangerously low staffing levels and fatigued employees.