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The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says.

Data shows a growing number of people in Travis County jails find themselves facing deportation after sometimes routine run-ins with the police.

Ivan Paris filed a federal lawsuit against Dallas County Judge Amber Givens on Tuesday, Oct. 14, saying she sentenced him to prison even after she was off his case.

While the nature of the assault isn’t clear from a sheriff’s office press release, an internal investigation confirmed the allegation’s veracity.

Judge Vonda Bailey, among other elected county officials, has solicited donations on social media from her courtroom.

Meagan Morris, 41, shared with KERA News in interviews her perspective of what happened July 4.

Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown in an open letter to media sent Sept. 5 disputed reports that the jail was at or over its capacity.

Victoria Boldon detailed her experience in an interview with KERA News.

The Dallas County jail maxed out over the Labor Day weekend and bills are coming due while commissioners hear budget proposals and consider a property tax rate.

The Dallas County Jail began prepping more space before July 4th Fourth for summer and holiday arrests that have pushed jail capacity to 99 percent.

Police are investigating the death of 31-year-old William Hunter Kimbrough who died in custody Sunday.

A 26-year-old woman accused of smuggling fentanyl into the Dallas County Jail is facing murder charges after another inmate apparently died of an overdose.