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

Two Polk County Jail staff members were sent to the hospital on Saturday after an inmate stabbed them, according to the ...

Wells is also in isolation at the Polk County Jail after testing positive for COVID-19. He said inmates in isolation are confined to their cells 23 hours a day and only have access to Tylenol to ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Monday 56 inmates and 9 staff members at Polk County Jail tested positive for COVID-19. Skip to content NOWCAST KCCI News at 5:30pm Sunday Evening ...

Three people incarcerated in Polk County died during August from complications of COVID-19. The deaths included a woman held at the Polk County Jail in Bartow, and a man held at the South County ...

WEBVTT OFFICERS WERE TRANSPORTING. NEW TONIGHT, POLK COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A JAIL INMATE. LAURA: OFFICIALS SAY, AROU 5:30 LAST NIGHT, STAFF MEMBERS FOUND 38-YEAR-OLD ...

At least 47 inmates and six staffers at the Polk County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, more than double the number reported earlier in the week, officials said Thursday.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says they were made aware on Nov. 11 of the exploitation and physical assault of the disabled inmate by the group of inmates. 14 felony warrants were issued as ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - An inmate at the Polk County Jail died in hospital after being found unresponsive. According to a state custodial death report, on Oct. 18, Polk County jail staff found ...

Related. The latest inmate to die at the Harris County Jail was arrested over a 2014 traffic citation; Three Harris County Jail inmates die within 48-hour span, marking 10 in-custody deaths in 2025 ...

According to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, each county jail in Texas must maintain a minimum ratio of one guard for every 48 inmates. Polk County, like many others, has been unable to ...

Lyons said a search for suitable facilities that could house up to 100 inmates in Texas came up with only Eagle Pass, which is a six-hour trip. Beauregard Parish is two hours away from Polk County.