The Polk County Sheriff's Office recently settled a lawsuit over the death of Shaun Seaman, who was killed by a violent inmate while being held overnight.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Polk County detention deputies resigned and three supervisors were suspended after it was discovered an inmate believed to be sleeping was actually dead. The Polk County ...

Earlier this year, a woman died in a cell in the Central Polk County Jail, and detention deputies did not realize she was dead for at least 18 hours, a report found. Following an internal ...