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The execution chamber in Florida State Prison. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Florida. Since 1976, the state has executed 106 convicted murderers, all at Florida State Prison. [1] As of October 12, 2024, 280 offenders are awaiting execution. [2]
The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the United States. As of July 2022, FDC had an inmate population of approximately 84,700 and over 200,000 offenders in community supervision programs. [3] It is the largest agency administered by the State of Florida with a budget of $3.3 billion. [4]
On August 3, 2023, Barnes was executed via lethal injection at Florida State Prison, at age 61. He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. Before his execution and after having declined a last meal or visitors, he remained silent when asked for a final statement.
A Florida woman was sentenced to life in prison Monday after she was found guilty of second-degree murder for zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase, leaving him inside for hours until he died.
The 38-year-old has been in prison since 2012, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Lexington man was already in prison, now he’ll spend decades more behind bars. Here’s why
The Florida Department of Corrections [1] is divided into four regions, each representing a specific geographical area of the state. Region I [ 2 ] is the panhandle area, Region II [ 3 ] is the north-east and north-central areas, Region III [ 4 ] consist of central Florida and Region IV [1] which covers the southern portion of the peninsula.
The Baker Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Sanderson, Baker County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections. [ 1 ] Since November 2009, Baker's mission is to "prepare inmates for work release and aid in a successful re-entry into society."
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice instead allowed the company to withdraw from the contract eight months early. In a brief news release at the time, the company said it was closing Pahokee and three other facilities across the country that were “unprofitable” in the most recent quarter. There was no mention of the state’s findings.