The Dallas City Council agreed Wednesday to pay Dallas County for jail services after a monthlong delay and approved an $8.7 million annual contract for housing and processing people arrested by ...

There are still at least four federal lawsuits pending against Dallas County from others alleging the same constitutional injustices for ...

Similar stories are coming from former inmates of the Dallas County Jail, who say they served too much time behind bars.

The committee also recommended city staff work with county officials to develop and include performance measures in the ...

The Dallas County Jail is at a crisis capacity, housing over 7,000 inmates. Dallas County officials attribute the overcrowding to an inefficient software system that prevents the timely release of ...

The city previously delayed an $8.7 million payment to the county, concerned with metrics in the contract. The city committee voted Tuesday to recommend paying.

While the nature of the assault isn’t clear from a sheriff’s office press release, an internal investigation confirmed the ...

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas County jailer has been arrested after police say he tried to force a 14-year-old boy to have sex with him. Thirty-two-year-old Fernando Hernandez was being held at the Dallas ...

A Dallas County Commissioner is questioning how effective county judges have been in handling their cases. He believes it's ...

Ivan Paris filed a federal lawsuit against Dallas County Judge Amber Givens on Tuesday, Oct. 14, saying she sentenced him to ...

Law enforcement leaders say dropping charges against Kendral Pickett — including assault with bodily fluids — is a "slap in ...

A newly obtained arrest document confirms a theory previously held by the family of two of the victims: the men had left ...