It’s no surprise that the Dallas County jail has once again failed state inspection. In December 2023, a formerly homeless man I was helping was arrested for a nonviolent crime, and I didn’t know if ...

Non-profits in Dallas County are working together to try to reduce the number of people jailed repeatedly on drug charges. A non-profit that provides treatment and counseling says they can work ...

For the first time in 20 years, the Dallas County jail has nowhere to put detainees. Dallas County Criminal Justice Department Director Charlene Randolph announced during a Tuesday meeting of 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 ...

After consistently teetering around capacity, the Dallas County Jail exceeded the maximum number of inmates it can hold for the first time in two decades over Labor Day weekend, said Dallas County ...

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 county commissioner has vowed to oppose a budget, claiming that money earmarked for homelessness prevention was promised, then later excluded. Funds that should have been earmarked for ...

The Dallas City Council agreed Wednesday to pay Dallas County for jail services after a monthlong delay and approved an $8.7 ...

DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas City Council has delayed an $8.7 million payment to the Dallas County Jail, sending the contract back to its public safety committee for further review amid questions about ...