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

Without Florida, the national execution rate would be like an average year, with fewer than 30 executions across the country.

Hamilton Correctional Institution, a state-run prison. (File shot via Florida Department of Corrections) Florida does not offer parole for most inmates incarcerated in its correctional facilities. But ...

In 2025, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed death warrants for 19 people, nearly 4 times as many as any other state. List of executions ...

Across the country, dozens of organizations connect people on the outside with death row inmates through pen pal programs.

With 8 Coller and Lee county men living on Florida's death row, Gov. Ron DeSantis set record for executions in 2025 ...

Extreme heat at a Miami-area prison without air conditioning has subjected prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment, according to a federal lawsuit filed in October by the Florida Justice Institute.

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 ...

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 ...

Inmates’ escape from DeKalb county jail discovered during routine security check early Monday ...

Men on death row are housed at Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution in Raiford southwest of Jacksonville. The women on death row are housed at the Lowell Annex south of Gainesville.