The Polk County Sheriff's Office says an investigation recently revealed that a group of inmates worked together to financially exploit and physically abuse a disabled inmate. Six people ...

The Texas Rangers have arrested a jailer who was employed at the Polk County Jail. According to DPS, Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons requested the Rangers to come in after they investigated a jailer ...

The Polk Sheriff's Office will continue to hold undocumented suspects for collection by ICE agents, Sheriff Grady Judd said.

A Polk County sex offender accused of assaulting a deputy on Thursday was arrested after he was caught hiding in Lake Bonnet, officials said.

As of midnight, the Polk County Jail had 996 inmates, including 878 local inmates and 118 federal inmates. Over the past year the average daily jail population has been 990 with an average ...

Kenneth Sipe, 47, of Mena was arrested on a body attachment. Deputies responded to a report of an accident on Polk 81 near ...

A large manhunt took place in Polk County Thursday after a fleeing suspect reportedly grabbed a deputy's gun, pointed it at him and told him to "back off." ...

Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said the Georgia ... "When that happened, in my opinion, it wasn't about who is in jail and who wasn't," inmate Greg Williams told 11alive.com.

While being held in Polk County Jail pending trial, Garcia was charged with fourth-degree assault for an incident with another inmate. Garcia walked up to another inmate who was showering and ...