Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has already signed at least $245 million in state contracts to set up and run the ...

FLORIDA, USA — Florida has introduced a new way to investigate the people who live near you. Thursday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement launched the state's career offender registry ...

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Tallahassee More than two years after being deployed amid a major staffing crisis, the National Guard is set to leave Florida prisons after this month. Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 announced a plan ...

The head of Florida’s prison system, Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon, has said the state is in a better position than it was when the National Guard had to enter. In a ...