Dallas County Jail

A person in Dallas County Sheriff's Department custody crawled into a restroom ceiling at an area hospital.

The order came as part of a federal lawsuit over long wait times for Texas detainees who need their mental competency restored in a state hospital before trial.

The Texas Supreme Court won't revive Dallas County's lawsuit arguing the state isn't transferring mentally ill detainees to hospitals fast enough, making taxpayers foot the bill.

Dallas County practices many of the successful approaches Florida's Miami-Dade County uses to reduce mental health-related incarceration, despite one key law difference.

Dallas County officials are exploring Miami-Dade County's jail and court processing model in Florida to reduce jail crowding and mental health-related recidivism here.

Diane Bailey died at Parkland Hospital on her birthday nearly two months after she was booked into the Dallas County jail for a class C misdemeanor drug charge.

Federal prosecutors say a convicted felon shot at Grand Prairie police officers during a May 2 domestic violence investigation before surrendering after an exchange of gunfire.

Total repayment costs could be up to $688 million over several decades.

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice created a streamlined inmate pickup program to reduce delays, which have cost the county millions.

Certificates of obligation, which do not require voter approval, would pay for facility construction, renovations and equipment throughout the county.

The White House administration notified mental health and substance abuse and addiction provider organizations nationwide that by executive order, $2 billion in already awarded federal funding would be taken back.

Commissioners have voted to spend $55 million exploring potential sites for a new county jail.