The Texas Commission on Jail Standards requires "one jailer on each floor where 10 or more inmates are housed, with no less than one jailer per 48 inmates." To meet that, the Polk County sheriff said ...

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

Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons is exploring alternative housing options for inmates due to overcrowding and staffing ...

The dogs involved in the attack were immediately placed in a licensed quarantine facility for evaluation and observation.

The company said the man flipped his ATV in the 200 block of Neill Run Road in Peach Bottom Township at 11:50 p.m. The man ...

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are being fully met at the Louisiana facility. The sheriff emphasized that once staffing levels are restored, all inmates will be returned to the Polk County Jail. Holly joined the KPRC 2 digital ...

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Upon arrival, crews found one person trapped inside the pickup truck, the fire company said. Rescue crews ripped off the driver's side door to free the trapped person. Two people were injured in the ...

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 ...