The Latest Breaking News from Florida Department of Corrections

Killer’s last words revealed as he becomes Florida’s oldest executed inmate

Dusty Ray Spencer was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. after receiving a three-drug lethal injection

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Inmate executed for 1996 murders of two women he met in Florida bars a day apart

Michael Duane Zack declined a last meal offered to him, the Department of Corrections said

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Florida death row inmate Donald Dillbeck uses last words to slam Ron DeSantis

Donald Dillbeck claimed the Florida governor “put his foot on our necks” as he was executed by lethal injection for the 1990 murder of mother of two Faye Vann

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Police suspect Florida murderer with a ‘hatred for women’ is a secret serial killer

Man claims misogyny stemmed from sexual abuse by father and grandfather

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

In prison, Parkland killer may lose what he appeared to prize most: Fame

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — He will be a number.

Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022

‘He’s constantly going to live in fear.’ Spared execution, Cruz faces hellish life in prison

MIAMI — Had Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz been sent to Florida’s Death Row, his daily life while awaiting execution would not have been easy. But he would have enjoyed certain comforts: his own cell, meals delivered three times a day, clean clothes and towels brought to him, and no…

Miami Herald · Oct 18, 2022

Prison staff shortages take toll on guards, incarcerated people

HOUSTON — The pay is rising — but so are average temperatures, and because many of the workplaces are not air-conditioned, toiling for this employer often means broiling in the Texas heat. The job is stable and recession-proof but also potentially dangerous, with an ever-present threat of violence.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

What it’s like on death row: Possible future for Parkland school killer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two prisons that house men on Florida’s death row stand on a pleasant two-lane road that runs past farms and cow pastures about 30 miles north of Gainesville.

Tribune News Service · Sep 6, 2022

Florida considers restricting prisoners’ visitation hours

The Florida Department of Corrections is considering reducing inmate visitation by half at facilities that are short-staffed or face other strains.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

Florida wants to severely restrict prisoners’ visitation hours

ORLANDO, Fla. — Visiting hours to prisoners in Florida are a crucial way they connect with loved ones, but a new rule being proposed by the Florida Department of Corrections could cut those hours in half.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 8, 2022