As Sarasota County grapples with a burgeoning jail population, debating a $700 million expansion, programs seek to curb recidivism.

The County Jail represents the floor for how we allow people to be treated in our community, and that floor remains very, very low. Three jail deaths have already occurred this year.

The cancellation of services for Oklahoma County jail inmates by Turn Key Health seems to be playing a role in the jail's accounting issues.

Two deputies were sent to the hospital after an inmate attacked them with a homemade weapon at Polk County Jail.

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years.