A Cedartown man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking two jail officers at the Polk County Jail earlier this ...

New Polk County Jail hire arrested for intoxication and drug possession charges. Read more about the incident and implications for the facility.

Dewayne Young’s plea came before a judge following an indictment by a Polk County grand jury on multiple counts of aggravated assault. The July 5 assault involved the 46-year-old inmate attacking the ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who was doing on-the-job training as a new ...

They’re bringing in their detainees from all over the region, putting them in our jails, and we’re reporting it," Sheriff ...

The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in ...

Former Bay County Jail inmates alleged harsh conditions following two deaths. BCSO and jail leadership defended the facility.

Heavy rain pounded on the heads of hundreds of protesters who came together to "march forth against fascism" Tuesday afternoon. Upwards of 300 protesters from across the state gathered on the Iowa ...

A Native American woman born in Phoenix was wrongly flagged for deportation at an Iowa jail after an ICE detainer mix-up, ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office seeks witnesses in year-old Des Moines murder Tropical Storm Melissa update as "catastrophic" conditions to hit in hours 'Psychological torment': Nitrogen gas execution ...

The federal government shutdown threatens to halt its SNAP benefits for about 42 million people nationwide. In Florida, about one in seven residents receive food stamps, with children making up 43% of ...