In exchange for a reduced sentence, some Marion County inmates participate in a prison work program. The program has produced much of the jail's infrastructure, saving taxpayers more than $9 million in 2013.

After a young boy and his mother were killed in a car crash, several people were saved by their choice to be organ donors.

Amendment 2 was rejected by voters after it received 57 percent of the required 60 percent to pass.

A panel of four met to discuss Amendment 2 and medical marijuana at a Tuesday night forum on the University of Florida Campus. Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell and former Florida House Speaker John Mills dominated the forum as they debated each other about legislation language and the need for medical marijuana.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office launched a program to educate the community about life in jail. A mobile jail cell called the "jail on wheels" shows the typical specifications of a jail cell and is housed in a standard utility trailer.

The wording of Amendment 2 for the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida has sparked debate as the November vote approaches. John Morgan of Morgan & Morgan spoke at The Swamp Restaurant in support of the amendment.