Samuel Hayes died in custody while strapped to a restraint chair weeks before trial; Mayor Spencer promises to release jail ...

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Wanted man Aaron Johnson captured after challenging Polk County Sheriff's Office on Facebook, bragging he couldn't be caught despite multiple felony warrants.

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.

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.

BOLIVAR, Mo. — A green card holder from Sudan has been booked in the Polk County Jail for felony charges stemming from alleged sex crimes in a Bolivar residential facility last year.

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

Police allege Ivan Rosalio Mendez-Perez, 31, punched Polk County Jail deputies and grabbed a female deputy inappropriately, making vulgar comments.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month the Polk County Iowa Sheriff's Department in collaboration with CJCC released their publicly available jail dashboard which provides ...

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Deputies in Polk County came to the rescue of an innocent duck that accidentally found herself in custody at the county jail.

Jason L. Pickles alleges that he did not receive care for a gunshot wound at the South County Jail. The sheriff's office calls the lawsuit "frivolous." ...