Dallas County has struggled for years to release people from jail on time, leaving them behind bars for weeks and months past the end of their sentences. Texas is now testing a new technology aimed at ...

Irving's new first appearance procedure faces challenges on multiple fronts, in the form of two federal civil rights lawsuits ...

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have joined forces in a new program that is meant to reduce jail crowding. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and Texas ...

Texas’ new tool to help with jail releases is a welcome step toward fixing a costly and frustrating process in the Dallas County jail and other lockups across the state. Our newsroom colleague Tracey ...

The order came as part of a federal lawsuit over long wait times for Texas detainees who need their mental competency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lew Sterrett Justice Center, which includes the county jail. More than 70 inmates have died in the Dallas County Jail since ...