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The Texas Rangers are investigating the death of an inmate in the custody of the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam targeting families of recent jail inmates, urging caution and advising against sending money.

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons wrote in a news release Wednesday.

For his last trick, a Polk County inmate “done Houdini'd his way outta custody in two counties," according to the Polk County deputies searching for him.

Like many, Polk County is among the jails in Texas dealing with staffing shortages, leading to them moving inmates to Louisiana.