DART officers can now divert some trespass suspects to an Austin Street transition center instead of booking them.

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 ...

Although the pilot is starting small, county officials hope the center can be expanded on site and replicated across the ...

Jail and court computer systems compatibility makes it harder to adjudicate cases, causing longer waits in the jail.

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 ...

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 ...

DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas City Council has delayed an $8.7 million payment to the Dallas County Jail, sending the contract back to its public safety committee for further review amid questions about ...

DALLAS — Dallas city and county leaders argued over millions of dollars in jail payments and performance metrics during a City Council Committee meeting Tuesday, which included one commissioner ...