The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam targeting families of recent jail inmates, urging caution and advising against sending money. Skip to content NOWCAST KCCI News at 10pm Weeknights ...

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas - Several inmates are facing charges after exploiting and assaulting a disabled inmate at the Polk County Jail, ... especially of disabled persons within the prison system.

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 ...

Criminal Justice Polk County Jail begins outsourcing inmates after failing to meet state staffing standards. The county has failed to comply with Texas’ mandated ratio of one detention officer ...

Jason L. Pickles, an inmate at Blackwater River Corrections Facility, is suing Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd for alleged neglectful medical treatment at the South County Jail. Pickles claims he ...

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 ...

According to the release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the inmate died of natural causes on Saturday while being held in the jail. The release says a completed autopsy confirmed the ...

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 ...

According to a media release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, on Oct. 30, around 1:00 a.m., Polk County Corrections Officers discovered an inmate in his cell unconscious and not breathing.

The inmate at the western Wisconsin jail was found unconscious and not breathing in his cell around 1 a.m., according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Six people, including five Polk County Jail inmates and a person outside of the jail, were arrested on 14 felony warrants for the allegations after an investigation began on Nov. 11, the Polk ...