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Push Continues For Florida Lethal Injection Details
Lawyers representing Arizona Death Row inmates aren’t backing down from a battle with Florida corrections officials over the release of documents related to execution drugs, part of a drawn-out challenge to Arizona’s lethal-injection process. The Florida Department of Corrections is refusing to release the documents, arguing that the information is …
Read More »Officer Stabbed At Jail In Lake City
The officer was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital, and his injuries were deemed non-life threatening.
Read More »7 Years Later, HaLeigh Cummings’ Memory Still Rings In Putnam County
HaLeigh would be 12, and her family now has a better idea of what she would look like thanks to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which released its newest age-progressed photo in January.
Read More »Banned In 3 States, Nutraloaf Continues In Florida Prisons
Nutraloaf — also known as a special management meal, prison loaf or disciplinary loaf — is served to prisoners in solitary confinement if they create security problems. It is banned in three states.
Read More »Faire Increases Security Following Assault Last Year
Swords swung as members of the Thieves Guild performed in the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire’s final dress rehearsal. This weekend Alachua County Fairgrounds will set the stage once again to bring the medieval marketplace to Gainesville for its 30th year. But while avoiding injury is a clear priority for performers, safety …
Read More »Lavar Monte Thompson Convicted, But A Potential Death Penalty Sentencing Is On Hold
A Starke man was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday. His sentencing is on hold until the prosecution can whether the death penalty is applicable.
Read More »As Suwannee County Cold Case Continues, Suspect Set For 2016 Release
Investigators continue the search for 27-year-old Kamrie Mitchell. She was last seen in Wellborn, Florida, in 2012. Andrelo Witcher is a suspect in the missing person's case.
Read More »After Death-Penalty Ruling, Legal Experts Wait On Florida’s Next Move
Florida's law practitioners are wondering how to approach cases that might deal with the death penalty after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Tuesday. The ruling stated that Florida's current capital punishment law is unconstitutional.
Read More »Jerry Correll Executed After 30 Years On Death Row
Jerry Correll, sentenced to death after committing four first-degree murders, spent 30 years on death row. On Thursday evening, he was executed.
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