Costs at the Dallas County jail are rising sharply even as more inmates are behind bars longer due to a bungled software rollout that has them waiting to be released.. The county’s jail ...

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department says two jail inmates died in August at a time when the state has been keeping a close eye on the lockup as it hovers close to capacity. A 66-year-old died ...

Dallas County commissioners voted Tuesday to settle two federal jail neglect lawsuits for close to a half-million dollars. County officials say the lawsuits are the last major legal claims related ...

Dallas County has the most jail inmates testing positive for COVID-19 in the state, new statistics show. As of Sunday, 54 inmates at county jails across Texas reported testing positive for COVID ...

Ragan Sierra Moreno, 28, is accused of providing Todd Whitfield – an inmate at the Dallas County jail – with sensitive case information that he used to threaten one of his brother’s alleged ...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Several Dallas County jail inmates were hurt when their jail transport van crashed on Interstate 30 in Arlington on Tuesday morning. What we know The crash happened around 7:20 ...

Seven inmates at the Dallas County Jail have now tested positive for COVID-19 By Hannah Jones • Published March 27, 2020 • Updated on March 27, 2020 at 10:29 am NBC 5 News ...

The Dallas County Sheriff's Department said the inmate jumped over a gate in the rear dock area of the Lew Sterrett Justice Center around 7:20 p.m. The inmate was identified as Raymond Aguero, 28.

The Dallas County Sheriff's Department has fumbled a few times with its COVID-19 protocols. First, employees were told not to wear masks because that would frighten the inmates.

An exception to Texas’ public information law is helping the Dallas County Jail keep COVID-19 information — including how many prisoners have died — shielded from public view.

DALLAS, Texas — An attorney with the Dallas County Public Defender's Office is now facing a felony charge while having a relationship with an inmate she was previously assigned to represent ...