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 case the sheriff's office did not ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning about a new scam targeting families of people recently in the Polk County Jail. "What they're doing is prying on their ...

The only viable facility, he said, was in Eagle Pass, a Texas border town located more than 400 miles away from Polk County. He said that facility would have been able to house only 60-100 inmates.

An Albany man was sentenced on April 1 to 2⅟₂ years in prison for assaulting multiple corrections deputies in the Polk County Jail. Ivan Rosalio Mendez-Perez, 31, was indicted on March 21 ...