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 ...

The Shelby County Jail's intake area is severely overcrowded, holding over 350 detainees, some for weeks, exceeding capacity. The jail's total population, nearing 3,000, significantly surpasses its ...

AUSTIN — Members of a state-appointed commission on jail standards commended Harris County on Thursday for addressing long-standing detention officer staffing issues and making efforts to end inmate ...

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 ...