inmates last month were relocated to other contracted facilities after the state ordered the jail’s operations to be immediately suspended. “Like many other county jails across Texas, Polk ...

Two men have been arrested in connection with a scheme to steal oriented strand boards (OSB) from a Polk County manufacturer.

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 ...

Texas – Five inmates at the Polk County Jail are accused of forcing a disabled inmate to hand over personal property, including his debit card, to one of the inmates’ girlfriends, who in turn ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — Three Polk County jailers have been arrested after an inmate was reportedly assaulted inside Polk County Jail. Three jailers, identified as Ty Paredes, 27, of Shepherd ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — Several Polk County Jail inmates and a woman have been arrested and charged with assaulting and exploiting a fellow inmate who is disabled, according to the Polk County ...

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 meet this requirement, prompting the search for ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a Kubota tractor that was reported stolen on Tuesday. The sheriff’s ...