The portal may help when release documents get stuck in limbo after the sheriff's office sends them to the state. But the ...

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice created a streamlined inmate pickup program ...

Texas and Dallas County have introduced an electronic portal to speed jail releases by allowing the sheriff’s office to upload and track release documents in real time. The tool aims to prevent delays ...

The crash briefly shut down eastbound lanes near Eastchase Parkway as Fort Worth police investigated.

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 ...

A troubling increase in the number of deaths at the Dallas County Jail over the last eight years demands a deeper look from county officials and answers from our sheriff. According to a recent ...

TEXAS, USA — Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating ...

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 ...

DALLAS — Calls to “free” Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice are putting the former SMU standout back in the spotlight, more than a year after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a ...