While Gov. DeSantis is signing death warrants at a record pace, a new true crime documentary is out about SW Florida's ...

Heath was sentenced to death in the May 24, 1989, murder of Michael Sheridan, who was shot, stabbed and robbed in a wooded ...

A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner will be Florida's second execution of 2026 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Men on death row are housed at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution in Raiford southwest of Jacksonville. The ...

The most prevalent gang, according to the state in 2017, was the Aryan Brotherhood. Its members often mark themselves with ...

Florida has executed 19 people in 2025, a new state record set under Gov. Ron DeSantis. The number of executions in Florida ...

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 ...

Jovante Teague, the newly elected vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida embraces Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., during the party’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., in January 11, 2025. Credit: ...

(RNS) — The Bhagavad Gita As It Is, considered one of the most prevalent editions of the sacred Gita text, has been banned from Florida prison systems since 2022.

Randall Barde’s eyesight wasn’t right. The light in his cell had a blue ring around it. Hisvision was blurry. After a two-year delay, a 2019 eye exam revealed advanced cataracts in both eyes. He needs ...