Troopers: Drunk driver kills corrections officer in accident

 An accident involving an alleged drunk driver this morning in Orange County killed a state corrections officer, troopers said.

Inmate gets more jail time for sneaking back to prison

 SHARPES, Fla. (AP) - A Brevard County man who violated his probation has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Six Osceola jail inmates arrested for making, hiding alcohol

 Six enterprising inmates at the Osceola County Jail were brewing homemade alcohol using fruit they hoarded and fermented within their cell walls, deputies said.


Inmates in corrections facilities across the United States often trade the homemade booze or "buck," as it is commonly known, for cash, drugs, cigarettes or favors.

Inmate's escape triggers jail investigation

About 20 employees are facing disciplinary action following the escape of an inmate from the Osceola County jail.

Corrections Officer’s Killer Sentenced To Death

DELAND -- An inmate who killed a state prison corrections officer in 2008 has been sentenced to death.

Enoch Hall was convicted in October 2009 of stabbing Officer Donna Fitzgerald to death at the Tomoka Correctional Institution, near Daytona Beach.