Florida Department of Corrections

It started with a probation officer’s routine checkup on a Davie man and it became a vast investigation into identity theft and bank fraud in four states. Junior Jocelyn Jeantilus, 26, is facing 20 grand theft and fraud charges for allegedly stealing more than $267,000 in unemployment benefits from the state of Massachusetts, court record show. He is also accused…

A fourth South Florida correctional officer accused of beating an inmate to death was arrested Friday, as the other three made their first appearances in court where they were ordered held without bond. The fourth officer, 29-year-old Jeremy Godbolt, was taken into custody Friday afternoon, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said at a news conference. Godbolt and the other…

Three South Florida corrections officers are facing murder charges in connection with an inmate’s death in February. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard has the latest.

An inmate in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections died during a transfer from Dade Correctional Institution, according to a statement released by the FDC Saturday.  The details surrounding the death, which occurred on Feb. 14, are not clear and the FDC has launched an investigation. The name of the inmate who died has not been released. The…

After coordination with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FDC placed 10 officers on administrative leave. One officer resigned as a result.

James Caruso walked out of prison this summer after spending 18 years in the Florida Department of Corrections.

What is it like to experience the pandemic behind bars? NBC 6 got exclusive access to some women who can help paint the picture.  Carrie Johnson was just released from the Homestead Correctional Institution last month, and she described the situation as terrifying. “It was like wondering if you will make it out alive,” she said.  She was sentenced on burglary...

More than 15,000 inmates in Florida prisons have tested positive for COVID — but what is the impact beyond the numbers? NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports.

Officials say a corrections officer was injured during an attack by inmates at a state prison that’s become a hot spot for the coronavirus

Several civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County corrections department seeking an emergency order to release medically vulnerable inmates at one of its main jail sites.

A Florida prison guard was charged Saturday with pouring bleach in an inmate’s cup after the two argued. Qualesha Williams, 28, was taken into custody at Lowell Correctional Institution where she worked and charged with poisoning food or water. She has been released from jail. It’s unclear if she retained an attorney who could comment on the charge. According...

Investigators say the attack occurred July 8 at Lake Correctional Institution in Clermont as an unnamed inmate gave commentary on a five-minute video as the beating was happening.

Deputies say they fatally shot a Florida man who refused to stop pointing a shotgun at them after he attacked his family members.

An inmate serving a 40-year prison sentence on molestation charges briefly escaped in Miami-Dade Thursday morning, officials said.

The Florida Department of Corrections is being sued over its use of solitary confinement in a complaint filed Wednesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which alleges the state’s isolation techniques are cruel and can cause permanent damage.

A Miami Uber driver with a lengthy criminal past has been arrested again after he was accused of trying to sexually assault a female passenger who fell asleep in his vehicle, police said.

Nearly 30 years after a Miami restaurant owner was shot to death during a robbery outside his eatery, authorities have arrested a man they believe was the gunman.

Authorities say six women, including current and former guards, have been charged in a scheme to smuggle tobacco, drugs and other contraband into a Florida prison.