A Florida inmate was captured over the weekend after escaping from his work detail, stealing an e-bike and a car, before being found hiding in a pond Sunday, officials announced. The Sumter County ...

A Florida inmate who was captured last week after faking an injury and escaping a hospital was able to flee from custody because the deputy tasked with guarding him was "likely sleeping," according to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa Bay lawmaker is fighting for legislation that would protect the rights of prisoners in the state’s corrections system. And while sympathy can sometimes be hard to ...

An inmate who faked an injury to escape at the hospital ended up injured for real, when a search dog bit his arm and refused to let go, body camera footage shows Facebook video screengrab An inmate ...

The U.S. is set to reach a 10-year high for executions next week, with Florida expected to administer a lethal injection to Michael Bernard Bell for the revenge killing of two people in 1993. Bell is ...

Two inmates have been executed an hour apart during what's expected to be the single busiest month for the death penalty in the U.S. in nearly 15 years. Florida executed Samuel Lee Smithers on Tuesday ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Florida on Thursday executed a death row inmate convicted of rape and murder of a convenience store clerk in 1988, a record 17th execution in the Sunshine State and the 7th military ...