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Miami-Dade Corrections Officer, Wife Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into JailThe office of the State Attorney for Miami-Dade County announced Thursday the arrest of a corrections officer and his wife for allegedly receiving payments to bring contraband into jail.

Police: Discharging Firearms During Fourth Of July Celebrations Will Land You In Jail“Discharging your firearm into the air without regard for the safety of others will land you in jail,” warned Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina.

Lawsuit Against PBSO Sheriff Ric Bradshaw Claims Teens Jailed In SolitaryA civil rights group filed suit Thursday against Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and school district

Father Arrested After Leaving Loaded Gun Inside His Child's Backpack, Who Then Brought It To SchoolA South Florida father is behind bars after his 8-year-old son brought a loaded gun to school.

Drones Delivering Contraband To Prisons A Budding ProblemThe days of baking nail files into cakes are long gone.

County Jails Nationwide At Risk In DisastersWhen record-breaking floodwaters inundated a Florida jail, sending clothes dryers floating and natural gas seeping into the building that was running on generator power, no outside agency had the authority to force county officials to move the 600 men and women locked inside.

Grand Jury: No Charges In Florida Jail ExplosionIn April, an explosion at a Florida jail killed two inmates and injured 200 more. However, a grand jury looking into the deadly case said there isn’t enough evidence to bring criminal charges.

State Attorney To Reveal New Evidence In Jail ExplosionNew evidence regarding an explosion at a Pensacola jail will be presented to a grand jury, and it might blow the case wide open.

Two Inmates Back In Florida Jail After Brief EscapeTwo escaped inmates are back in a Panhandle jail after they escaped.
Ex-Corrections Officer, Others Get Prison In Fraud A former Miami-Dade County corrections officer and three others have been sentenced for operating an identity theft and tax fraud ring using identities of current and former prisoners.

Sheriff Suspends Detectives For Botched ArrestsA northeast Florida sheriff has suspended without pay two detectives and two supervisors involved in the wrongful arrest of a teen.

Lightning LW Malone Arrested After Traffic StopPolice say Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone has been charged with DUI and possession of cocaine.

Man Sentenced For Concealing Jewelry During Rothstein Investigation It will be 10 months in prison for a South Florida man after pleading guilty to charges that he helped conceal jewelry from investigators seizing assets in ex-lawyer Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

Man Accused Of Strangling Neighbor In Botched BurglaryA Northeast Miami-Dade man is charged with first degree murder after his neighbor was found strangled in her apartment.