Justice

Indiana Man Sues FDLE Over Murder Conviction State Supreme Court Threw Out

June 23, 2015

An Indiana man, whose 2011 murder conviction was overturned last year by the Florida Supreme Court, is suing the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, three agency employees and a Sumter County assistant state attorney for violating his civil rights.

Kentucky Justice? Kicked Out of the Commonwealth

June 8, 2015

The decision by Carrollton police to ship an emotionally disturbed man by bus to Florida has prompted a state attorney general’s investigation -- and has renewed interest in the centuries-old practice of banishment. It's illegal in Kentucky. But it still happens.

Police in Kentucky Town Ship Mentally Ill Man to Florida, Defying Judge’s Order

June 1, 2015

A Kentucky judge ordered police to send a troubled local man to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation. But police had other plans for dealing with their petty crime problem. They sprung him from jail and put him on a bus to Florida.

Miami Sports Marketing Firm Doled Out More Than $40 Million In Bribes To Soccer Officials, Feds Claim

May 28, 2015

As news spread of the massive racketeering and corruption indictment against 14 top world soccer executives it didn’t take long for a direct connection to Miami — the American Casablanca — to emerge.

FDLE: Crime Down, Except Rape, with Tallahassee Topping the List

May 21, 2015

In 2014, all state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies combined reported 7,104 forcible rapes, 365 more than the prior year.

In Cities Statewide, Black Police Officers Underrepresented on Streets

May 17, 2015

An FCIR analysis shows racial disparities exist throughout Florida.