Bay County Sheriff's Office officials say jail staff members were not liable for the April 4 death of a pregnant inmate.

The recent visit from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Polk County, and more specifically to Haines City, has struck a personal chord with many in the city’s Hispanic community. “I know a ...

Harvey Hill wouldn’t leave John Finnegan’s front yard. He stood in the pouring rain, laughing at the sky, alarming his former boss' wife. Finnegan dialed 911.

A body scanner at a Florida county jail revealed 51-year-old Walter Frymire had a full-size thermos concealed inside his rectum during booking on drug and trespassing charges. Polk County Sheriff ...

According to the report, 36-year-old Shambria Polk, who reportedly had a pre-existing heart condition and a high-risk ...

The meeting of the Polk County legislative delegation Oct. 27 in Bartow is provided only for comments about the two local ...

A Florida man had quite the surprise for deputies when he was booked into jail: a thermos that he apparently had inserted through his backside, authorities said.

A Florida man who is no stranger to the law wound up back in jail and the subject of one of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s ...

Sheriff's Office investigators determined jail staff gave Shambria Polk appropriate care and responded quickly the night of ...

A Polk County teacher is under investigation after a video of her singing a song to a Black kindergartner went viral. The song included the lyrics, "You look like a monkey, and you smell like one, too ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Travis County Jail inmates will soon have a new way to get health care. Certain inmates will be able to get telehealth appointments through Central Health. Inmates will first meet ...

Continuing a pace of two executions a month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted in the 1998 sexual assault and murder of a Northwest Florida attorney who was his ...