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 ...

Dallas will delay its first installment of an $8.7 million payment to Dallas County for jail services by at least a month after council members raised concerns about the contract and persistent ...

Cynthia Willis, of Dallas, poses for a portrait at White Rock Lake on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Dallas. Willis was held in the Dallas County jail for 46 days beyond when her charges were resolved due ...

For the first time in 20 years, the Dallas County jail has nowhere to put detainees. Dallas County Criminal Justice Department Director Charlene Randolph announced during a Tuesday meeting of the ...

The Dallas County Jail was nearly at capacity with more than 7,000 inmates going into the Labor Day holiday. But county officials have been preparing for high numbers. Heading into the long Labor Day ...

Sheriff Marian Brown has disputed reports by the county’s jail population management department that the jail recently exceeded 100 percent capacity. Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown has disputed ...

(TNS) — As ongoing technology problems contribute to delays in releasing people from jail, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown is opting to upgrade the jail’s current software to solve the issue ...

The North Tower Detention Facility of the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas in August 2022. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer Dallas will delay its first installment of an $8.7 million payment to ...