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 ...

A Polk County inmate and his wife were arrested Tuesday, accused of stealing credit card information to deposit money into inmates' accounts, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — 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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — 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 ...

Polk County, Florida -- Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced Thursday a new Inmate Educational Program launched at two Polk County Jails -- Central County Jail in Bartow and South County Jail ...

No inmate deaths have been recorded at Polk County’s second prison, Polk Correctional Institution in Polk City. Avon Park Correctional Institution has a capacity of 956. It houses adult males.

Authorities are investigating at a Polk County, Florida jail after an inmate believed to be on drugs violently fought deputies and died after being restrained. Skip Navigation.