Senate Criminal Justice Committee

People who commit violent crimes against real-estate agents would face stiffer penalties, under a measure that started to move Monday in the…

Both chambers of the Florida Legislature laid out their criminal justice budgets Wednesday. The House and Senate spending plans are similar—driven by a...

Florida prisons are getting a shake down after reports of corruption and prisoner abuse. Now Senators are asking those with an inside view to help give...

Angry students and a grieving parent unloaded Monday on Florida lawmakers who want to make it legal to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. The...

As Florida lawmakers continue to delve into making changes to the state’s troubled prison system, some want to hear from the employees affected by the...

A bill allowing young sexual abuse victims to secretly record their attackers to use as evidence in court cleared its first Senate hearing Monday.