Polk County unveils new data dashboard for arrests, jail inmates. ... DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system.

The first positive test of an inmate at Polk County Jail was announced on April 22. Lt. Jeff Rullman, spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff's Department, said inmates are tested according to Iowa ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a new look at the ... jail inmates. 3w. ... The sheriff's office says ...

Polk County inmates have racked up about 30,000 minutes per day since they were introduced. ... The Iowa Department of Corrections is exploring the idea at the nine facilities it operates, ...

A former Polk County Jail inmate is now suing the county, the sheriff, and a former jail worker.Justin Mowery says he was sexually manipulated by Brianna Miller, who was a cook at the jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Polk County jail inmate charged with domestic assault has died after he was taken to a hospital by ambulance.

A central Iowa inmate has escaped from jail after failing to appear at a work release program on Friday. Cody Michael Gibbs, 22, did not show up to his place of employment as part of a work ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thirty percent of the inmates in the Polk County Jail last spring were illegally collecting food-stamp benefits, a state investigation shows.

An Iowa man died Friday morning just hours after being booked into jail. Justin Skaggs, 24, of Perry, died Friday morning at a Des Moines hospital. He was an inmate at Polk County Jail and ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa - Just about anyone who goes to jail has a booking photo taken.That’s the procedure in Polk County, where those photos aren’t only public record, they’re an open record. ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Polk County inmate plans to go on a hunger strike because he says jail officials aren't accommodating his vegetarian diet.