The Orange County jail is one of only a handful in the state authorized to hold people for Immigration and Customs ...

Three Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies are facing charges of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm stemming from an ...

On Jan. 22, 1975, Chambers assaulted his 21-year-old girlfriend Connie Weeks in the parking lot of Sarasota Lanes, a bowling alley where she worked as a server. Chambers went to jail, but Weeks bailed ...

Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons is exploring alternative housing options for inmates due to overcrowding and staffing shortages, with the nearest option being a facility in Louisiana.

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons ...

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas jail says they've been forced to house inmates out of state due to ongoing staffing shortages. According to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons, some inmates that ...

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

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 ...