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The Polk County Jail is the largest mental health and substance-use disorder housing facility in the county. Studies show that 44% of jail inmates have some sort of mental health disorder and 63% of inmates have a substance-use disorder.
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Authorities report Story was shot with a pistol as he stood in a bathroom where the inmate was changing out of civilian clothes into jail issued attire.
Read More →A female sergeant was attacked and sexually assaulted by an inmate at the Harris County (TX) Jail Monday.
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Violent incidents in city jails spiked from 80 per month last year to 98 this year, 11 inmates have died so far this year.
Read More →Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said the move is an effort to “humanize those who are within our care.”
Read More →Deputy Kyle Davis was injured in the fight. He was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
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"(These) are dangerous, dangerous offenders that will be released back into our communities. It's unacceptable," said Patricia Wenskunas, founder of Crime Survivors, an organization that represents crime victims and their families. Sheriff Alex Villaneuva has also expressed disapproval with the plan.
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Young, a 15-year veteran of the department, was its first to succumb to COVID-19, the statement said. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Read More →For almost two weeks, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he was looking for as many inmates as possible to safely release. On Tuesday, he said the number so far was 1,700 inmates, or about 10% of the county’s entire jail population.
Read More →Deputies “carry shotguns inside the jail intimidating and excessively abusing inmates with these shotguns,” the inmate wrote in the complaint. “These deputys (sic) carry these deadly weapons 24 hours a day patrolling the floors of this jail intimidating and threatening people for the most minor things.”
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