Nevertheless, Tampa Democratic Rep. Dianne Hart is continuing her fight for reform of Florida’s prison system — a crusade she’s been on since being elected in 2018. Joined by two fellow ...

The Florida Legislature passed a law replacing that method with an electric chair, which was built by prison inmates. The first person electrocuted by the state was Frank Johnson in 1924 ...

A South Florida man who was convicted of killing a former classmate and friend nearly 13 years ago has died in prison. The Florida Department of Corrections said Pedro Bravo was found dead on ...

Sorrow is not the same as remorse,” he continued. Nix was given a 60-month sentence in Florida state prison for the crime, with credit for time served. Her $5000 fine was also reduced to a ...

Bravo, 31, was pronounced dead Wednesday while in prison.According to WPLG, Bravo was an inmate at the Okeechobee Correctional Institution.A Florida Department of Corrections spokesperson noted ...

According to Florida’s Attorney General’s Office ... Chandler Parrish Ellison was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Alyssa Brewer was sentenced to eight years in prison. Kayly Burns was ...