The Dallas County jail has more inmates than it is authorized to hold for the first time in nearly two decades, county leaders said Tuesday. Hitting 100% capacity at the detention center raises the ...

Jail and court computer systems compatibility makes it harder to adjudicate cases, causing longer waits in the jail.

(TNS) — As ongoing technology problems contribute to delays in releasing people from jail, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown is opting to upgrade the jail’s current software to solve the issue ...

The Dallas County Jail was nearly at capacity with more than 7,000 inmates going into the Labor Day holiday. But county officials have been preparing for high numbers. Heading into the long Labor Day ...

A Dallas police patrol car drives along Commerce Street outside the Dallas County jail in Dallas, Monday, April 18, 2022. Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer After nearly a month-long delay, the ...

Authorities in Dallas and Drew counties spent Sunday searching for an escapee from the Dallas County jail, police said. The Dallas County sheriff's office was holding Paul Grice, 38, for the Arkansas ...

Tamera Hutcherson is a Dallas-based community organizer who previously worked for the Texas Jail Project. She has written the op-ed below regarding Proposition 3, one of the 17 propositions on the Nov ...