The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam targeting families of recent jail inmates, urging caution and advising against sending money.

A Des Moines man is pleading guilty to manslaughter for allegedly causing a fatal injury two years ago to a fellow detainee at the Polk County Jail in a ... Lt. Mark Chance, a spokesperson for ...

Lt. Mark Chance says there have been reports about criminal callers using public information to scam the families of jail ...

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

Perez, 31, punched Polk County Jail deputies and grabbed a female deputy inappropriately, making vulgar comments.

According to online court dockets, Mohamed Bade Ali, 19, was booked in the Polk County Jail on Monday, April 21, for charges of first-degree kidnapping and two counts of first-degree sodomy. The ...

Ivan Rosalio Mendez-Perez, 30, has been sentenced to serve 2 ½ years in prison for his actions in initiating a verbal and physical altercation within the Polk County Jail with multiple ...

A business burglary in Babson Park, Polk County, has landed a 40-year-old man with a criminal history spanning Ohio and ...

“Christdon Reese needs to learn how to control her temper, and maybe some cooling off in the jail will help,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital ...