POLK COUNTY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Polk County is facing more lawsuits brought by individuals detained in the county jail by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Polk, Woodbury, ...
BARTOW, Fla. — Four Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies resigned in lieu of termination, and three supervisors were suspended without pay following the death of 55-year-old Essie Ward, whose body ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Polk County detention deputies resigned and three supervisors were suspended after it was discovered an inmate believed to be sleeping was actually dead. The Polk County ...
A funding dispute over a $125 substance abuse evaluation has disrupted a key service in Polk County's court system. Nonprofit Employee and Family Resources (EFR) was held in contempt of court for ...
Shaun Seaman, an inmate at the Polk County Jail, was killed by his cellmate in May 2021. The Seaman family settled a civil rights lawsuit against the Polk County Sheriff's Office for $90,000. Court ...