New York-based law firm Levy Konigsberg, acting for four former inmates, filed an initial complaint in November 2024. The firm is awaiting word in July from a Cumberland County Superior Court judge ...

In March, Lamont Walls, a 38-year-old Des Moines resident, died in the Polk County Jail. Officials say he ingested drugs before his arrest, one of several other Iowa inmates whose deaths resulted from ...

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

Polk County unveils new data dashboard for arrests, jail inmates Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

The Polk County Jail — the state's largest with a capacity of about 1,500 — used restraint chairs 11 times in 2022. "We make every attempt to get inmates out of the safety chair at the one ...

A former sheriff's employee charged with bringing contraband into the Polk County Jail has been sentenced to fines and probation. Mario Rocha, 27, pleaded guilty to charges of delivering a ...

A judge dismissed claims against Polk County from a man who was sexually abused by a guard while detained in 2022.

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KTTC) – An Iowa prison inmate died while serving his sentence, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections. Jack Franklin died five years into his 10-year term on Thursday at the ...

A Polk County judge has fined the Iowa Department of Corrections $1,500 for contempt of court in a dispute over inmates' rights.

The Iowa ombudsman issued a report in an effort to end what he says has been years of noncompliance with state law on billing inmates for medical care.

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POLK COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Iowa inmate has escaped custody twice in the last two months, first in Fort Dodge and then in Warren County. Austin Wheeler, 20, of Indianola, was in a transitional ...