Florida Department of Corrections

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," recently retired Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon describes challenges facing the state's prison system, his hope for the future and more.

We spend the hour talking about Florida’s prison system, beginning with recently retired Secretary Ricky Dixon. Then, the mental scars suffered by incarcerated women, and college classes behind bars bring hope.

A 53-year-old Florida man has been executed for the murder of his girlfriend’s infant daughter in 1996. Andrew Richard Lukehart was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke.

Under Ricky Dixon's leadership, Florida executed 32 people, most of them last year.

Officials say prisoners have been using drones to smuggle in contraband cellphones and run cryptocurrency schemes, costing seniors millions.

According to the indictment, on or around March 10, Christopher Davies wrote and delivered a letter to an official at the prison saying he intended to kill the president.

The bill would allow people in Florida’s prisons to use credit hours and coursework toward a license for careers such as cosmetology and plumbing.

The department is looking to hire teachers aides, career and technical education teachers, adult education teachers, and special ed teachers.

With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from transgender inmates and compel them to cut their hair.

The Florida Policy Institute on Thursday released a report saying the state Department of Corrections needs an additional $2.2 billion in funding to address critical infrastructure needs.

Akeem Muhammad filed the lawsuit in 2018 while an inmate at Florida State Prison, where he said officials did not provide meals before astronomical twilight.

Jacksonville leaders signed two contracts with Armor Correctional Health Services despite 570 lawsuits and inmate deaths across the country.