Polk Law Blog

It bothers me every time I read a quote like this. This one just happens to be from the Winter Haven Police Department concerning an interview of a person of interest in a missing person case, but it could have come from any of a number of agencies (source): Winter Haven Police Chief Gary Hester [...]

A late-breaking article from The Ledger Monday reported on a spat between the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and our local public defender. According to the article, the Sheriff claims that, pursuant to a state Supreme Court decision, the Polk County Jail has the right to record phone calls between inmates and their lawyers. The public [...]