It is not yet clear what impact Brown's new procedure will have on municipalities or whether the jail will refuse to book people before magistration from agencies that have not agreed to pay the fees.

Outgoing Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot says a new program is reducing the backlog of inmate transfers from the county jail to state prison during the final months of his term.

New district attorney procedures and a state tracking system are helping reduce errors that have kept inmates jailed longer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five Dallas County inmates were injured Tuesday morning when a transport van was hit from behind on Interstate 30 in Fort Worth, ...

DALLAS — Dallas County officials are considering a $1.5 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges jail staff failed to properly care for an inmate whose death was ultimately ...

Nine men held in Dallas County’s jail on Thursday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the county and its sheriff that seeks the release of inmates over 50 and others who are particularly ...

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 parole, but was ...

DALLAS — The Dallas County Sheriff's Office issued a warning to the public regarding an ongoing scam that targets family members and friends of individuals currently held in the Dallas County Jail.