Halloween is all about candy, costumes and trick-or-treating for kids. But sex offenders are being told to stay far away from the festivities.

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The Department of Corrections insists it's not trying to cover up beatings of prisoners or other misconduct by correctional officers.

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Ex-Department of Corrections Sgt. Richard J. Kross is the first guard to face criminal charges for the alleged April 8 beating of a Florida State Prison inmate that was caught on tape.

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Excerpt: Channel-surfing behind bars is about to get more expensive. Florida is poised to spend about $100,000 in tax money to upgrade 1,500 prison televisions so they'll work Feb. 17, when the nation switches from analog to digital broadcasts.

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TheSmokingGun.com has confirmed that gangsta rapper Rick Ross did, in fact, work as a prison guard at one time.

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