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

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons wrote in a news release Wednesday.

For his last trick, a Polk County inmate “done Houdini'd his way outta custody in two counties," according to the Polk County deputies searching for him.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily housing inmates at a facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, due to staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said an inmate's death is under investigation. According to deputies, 43-year-old Doroteo Martinez-Castro was arrested Saturday following a crash that occurred ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam targeting families of recent jail inmates, urging caution and advising against sending money.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a registered sex offender after deputies said he violently attacked detention deputies at the South County Jail.

A Florida inmate believed to be under the influence of drugs died at a hospital after attacking detention deputies. He tried to punch, kick and bite deputies.

Five Polk County Jail inmates have been arrested, as well as the girlfriend of one of the inmates, for allegedly attacking and financially exploiting another inmate.

An inmate has died while being held in the Polk County Jail.