LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has been housing inmates at a Louisiana facility in order to remain in compliance. Sheriff Byron Lyons said in a press release on Wednesday ...
Houston Public Media: Polk County Jail begins outsourcing inmates after failing to meet state staffing standards
Ongoing staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail are prompting the sheriff’s office to begin housing inmates in a Louisiana jail facility. The county northeast of Houston has failed to comply with ...
Polk County Jail begins outsourcing inmates after failing to meet state staffing standards
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - Two Polk County inmates were found overdosing in one of the male pods, according to a statement from Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons. On September 6 at about 12:49 p.m., ...
KCCI Des Moines: Polk County Jail to launch reentry kiosk for former inmates
Polk County Jail faces staffing challenges, prompting temporary inmate relocation. (Polk County Sheriff's Office/Jail Division) According to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, each county jail in ...
MENA, Ark.- The Polk County Sheriff is warning people who live in the Mena area to be on the lookout for an escaped inmate. According to a post on Sheriff Scott Sawyer’s Facebook page on Sunday, Levi ...
The Polk County sheriff said the inmate who escaped last week is back in custody after a March 28 traffic stop. Sheriff Scott Sawyer announced in a Facebook post on Saturday that a traffic stop on ...
MSN: Polk County jail staff save 2 overdosing prisoners who ingested K2