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In Texas, each county jail requires a minimum ratio of one guard for every 48 inmates. For Polk County, that is not enough. Visit this article to learn more: <a href ...

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 ...

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards requires "one jailer ... It's not clear how much it's costing Polk County to send the inmates to Louisiana, but in last year's budget for Harris County ...

The sheriff emphasized that once staffing levels are restored, all inmates will be returned to the Polk County Jail.

The suspect is not on the Polk County jail roster. There is no information on the man shot at this time.

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