Facilities · Jail
Polk County Main Jail
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa · capacity 1,500
Also reported as Polk County Jail.
6 deaths are recorded here, from 2014 to 2024; all by name.
- undetermined 3
- suicide 1
- illness 1
- other person 1
The people
- Justin Skaggs September 6, 2024
- Michael Martin Clark July 1, 2023
- Ronald Ormal Williams November 7, 2016
- Linda Spencer June 9, 2016
- Lamont Walls March 25, 2016
- Mikel Van Arkel August 23, 2014
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.