On August 10, 1846, the U.S. Senate passed the act organizing the Smithsonian Institution, which was signed into law by President James K. Polk. Congress authorized acceptance of the Smithson bequest ...

Schofield received a life sentence after a Polk County jury found him guilty ... transferred Schofield to the Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami in preparation for his expected release.

was arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies following a months-long Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation into the death of an inmate at Lake Correctional Institution.

The annex to the main facility opened in 1999, but was closed after sustaining damage from Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Read full article: ‘For the thrill:’ Polk County deputy resigns after exposing self at apartment complex Lines painted on the center of a road. Read full article: Downtown Orlando mass ...

POLK COUNTY, MN (Valley News Live) - On Saturday, November 2, a 16-year-old male was taken to the Crookston Emergency Room after a two vehicle crash in Polk County. According to Minnesota State ...

(WJHG/WECP) - The Walton County Sheriff’s Office and DeFuniak Springs Police Department are searching for an escaped prisoner from Walton Correctional Institution. John Kiedrowski, 59 ...

We have learned today that Polk County will have a supply distribution ... Some of the 360 minimum-custody offenders at WCCW moved to Anson Correctional Institution in Polkton, and others moved ...

STANLEY – The smell of wood and whir of saws filled the gymnasium at Stanley Correctional Institution the morning of Oct. 9 as prisoners worked to build beds for children in need. The ...

In 1844, James K. Polk became the first dark horse candidate to win the presidency, beating Henry Clay. Polk promised that he would be a one-term president. Challenges: James K. Polk was an avowed ...

Early voting in Polk County is available at the auditor's office, 120 Second Ave., Des Mines from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The office also will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday ...

Doha, Qatar: Citizen inmates of the Penal and Correctional Institutions Department participated in the general referendum on the 2024 draft constitutional amendments to the permanent constitution ...