TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida’s criminal justice system is one step closer to expanding mental health resources for those in need. The Senate approved sweeping mental ...

Jim DeFede joined CBS4 News in January 2006 and serves as an investigative reporter for the station, as well as host of its Sunday morning public affairs program "Facing South Florida." Nearly four ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that aims to reform how mentally ill people are treated in the state's criminal justice system by offering them treatment rather than prison time.

No one wants to be caught up in the justice system, and Florida’s is front and center this weekend as the Tampa Bay Criminal ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison to the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission. The commission is responsible for establishing standards for ...

Students, professionals, and anyone with an interest in the criminal justice system can gain insight into how it operates ...

A Florida sheriff’s office has come under intense scrutiny after publishing the names and booking photos of minors arrested ...

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