Irving's new first appearance procedure faces challenges on multiple fronts, in the form of two federal civil rights lawsuits ...

Dallas County has struggled for years to release people from jail on time, leaving them behind bars for weeks and months past the end of their sentences. Texas is now testing a new technology aimed at ...

Texas’ new tool to help with jail releases is a welcome step toward fixing a costly and frustrating process in the Dallas County jail and other lockups across the state. Our newsroom colleague Tracey ...

County Judge Clay Jenkins says the current facility is facing overcrowding issues and has outlived its usefulness as it is nearly 50 years old. “I think we’ll have the land bought in ’26. And we’ve ...

The order came as part of a federal lawsuit over long wait times for Texas detainees who need their mental competency ...

A Dallas County jail inmate accused of aggravated robbery was recaptured after attempting to escape through the ceiling of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lew Sterrett Justice Center, which includes the county jail. More than 70 inmates have died in the Dallas County Jail since ...