A detention deputy at the Pinellas County Jail has been suspended for 15 days after he arced an electronic control weapon near the head of an inmate who was sleeping, and then misrepresented what he had done, according to a Pinellas sheriff's memo released this morning. ...more

November 5, 2008

The weekend work release program is now up and running fully again, following a Friday meeting between the sheriff's office, the clerk of court's office and Highlands County Court Judge Anthony Ritenour. ...more

October 15, 2008

County jail inmates could serve on work crews for county projects if Pasco officials and the Sheriff's Office can work out the mechanics of a contract. ...more

September 24, 2008

A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today, accused by detectives of running a check-kiting scheme to cover debts. ...more

September 22, 2008

A Hillsborough County detention deputy has arrested and charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence, records show. ...more

September 16, 2008

Just days after Col. David Parrish passed one of the biggest tests of his career, he announced his retirement. ...more

September 16, 2008

Col. David Parrish, who oversees Hillsborough County's jails, has stepped down, sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway has confirmed. ...more

September 15, 2008

In a drug case, a former Pasco County detention deputy was sentenced Friday to home detention and a former sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty. ...more

September 13, 2008

A former Pasco County detention deputy was sentenced this morning to home detention, and a former sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to drug charges. ...more

September 12, 2008

An 11-year veteran of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will be honored as Hispanic Deputy of the Year tonight at an annual banquet by the Sheriff's Hispanic Advisory Council. ...more

September 12, 2008