Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polk County is facing more lawsuits brought by individuals detained in the county jail by federal immigration enforcement agencies ...
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 ...
Earlier this year, a woman died in a cell in the Central Polk County Jail, and detention deputies did not realize she was dead for at least 18 hours, a report found. Following an internal ...
A woman died in a Polk County jail cell and was not discovered by deputies for at least 18 hours. An internal investigation led to the resignation of four detention deputies and the suspension of ...