Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, was in the process of renewing his F-1 student visa when he was arrested, according to NTN24.

Paul Scott, who murdered Boca Raton florist James Alessi, was sentenced to death in 1979. He has survived five death warrants ...

Extreme heat at a Miami-area prison without air conditioning has subjected prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment, ...

Michael Tanzi is scheduled to die via lethal injection Tuesday at Florida State Prison for the kidnapping and murder of Janet ...

James Edward Smith asked for a lump of dirt, but his request was denied. He settled for a cup of yogurt instead.

Legislation authorizing the Department of Corrections to find alternative means of imposing the death sentence and limiting ...

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or nitrogen. What to know.

The bill would allow people in Florida’s prisons to use credit hours and coursework toward a license for careers such as ...

Florida does not offer parole for most inmates incarcerated in its correctional facilities. But under a bill that passed in a ...

A Tampa Bay lawmaker is fighting for legislation that would protect the rights of prisoners in the state’s corrections system ...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said ...