Dallas County’s jails have hovered at or near capacity over the past few weeks, leading to criminal justice staff to urge ...

DALLAS, Texas — An attorney with the Dallas County Public Defender's Office is now facing a felony charge while having a relationship with an inmate she was previously assigned to represent ...

Dallas County is suing Texas over the backlog of mentally ill inmates at county jails in need of treatment, according to a lawyer representing the county. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Travis ...