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

Five Dallas County inmates were injured Tuesday morning when a transport van was hit from behind on Interstate 30 in Fort ...

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 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 ...

After nearly a month-long delay, the city of Dallas will likely no longer withhold its payment to Dallas County for jail services due to the lack of performance measures in its contract. The city's ...

On any given night, the Dallas County Jail holds thousands of people arrested for all levels of crime. Some of those individuals could use mental health or substance abuse services, and those needs ...