The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday rejected a proposal from Chair Diana Finegan to begin the process ...

One by one, heavy doors buzz open at the Citrus County Detention Facility, revealing a world most area residents never see.

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – The Citrus County Jail is at the center of a major federal crackdown after an 18-month investigation exposed a sophisticated smuggling ring involving inmates, outside associates, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Deputies from Sumter and Citrus counties captured an inmate who escaped jail and was found in a pond. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office was notified of the escaped inmate just before ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (AP) – Dozens of inmates at a Citrus County jail are itching after a scabies outbreak. Warden Russell Washburn said Friday that medical staff had been treating the outbreak for the ...

Using clothes to clog toilets, inmates at the overcrowded Citrus County Jail caused a flood that short-circuited and unlocked electronically controlled cell doors. For nearly 45 minutes, the 15 to 20 ...