Dallas County Jail

Dallas County is also drawing up a plan for how to use millions it's receiving as a share of what Texas is receiving from drug companies and pharmacies.

The population of the Dallas County Jail rose to its largest number since early March, and county staff say the culprits are two vital technology platforms that hold criminal case information.

People waiting in Texas' county jails to have their mental competence restored before trial have faced long delays before a state hospital bed is available.

Officials who run the Dallas County Jail are breathing sighs of relief — for now — after passing a review by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

Dallas commissioners told the Texas Health and Human Services Commission it has 30 days to find suitable mental health beds or face a lawsuit.

The lack of space at state mental hospitals has commissioners and staff looking elsewhere.

It’s been about three months since Sophia Lewis’ son Shamond died after being arrested and taken to the Dallas County Jail.

An exception to Texas’ public information law is helping the Dallas County Jail keep COVID-19 information — including how many prisoners have died — shielded from public view.

The lone Republican on the Dallas County Commissioners Court, J.J. Koch, is facing a tough re-election fight against a Democrat allied with County Judge Clay Jenkins.

The Dallas County Jail passed a new state inspection. A release from the sheriff’s office said it passed an unannounced inspection that ended Thursday.

The state agency that inspects county jails in Texas found the Dallas County lockup “fails to comply with minimum standards.”

State inspectors dropped into Dallas this week to inspect the county jail. It’s an annual review that last year led to a three-month designation of “noncompliance” with state minimum standards.