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 ...

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 ...

NBC 5 is hearing from three former Dallas County jail inmates who recently filed lawsuits against Dallas County. They claim they were held behind bars months after their release dates. NBC 5’s Shannon ...

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office refutes claims that the county jail is at "crisis capacity," stating it's near but not over its limit. Sheriff Marian Brown says the jail's capacity is at a ...