The Texas Commission on Jail Standards gave Dallas County a "clean inspection" with no corrective notes during its review Jan ...

The aging county jail sits on 15 acres of Trinity River frontage, so a new jail would unlock a prime riverfront development site.

The Dallas County Jail this week passed a comprehensive state inspection for the second time in a row, a shift from recent ...

It became Dallas County's new, contemporary facility to house accused criminals in 1993. Today, close to 7,000 men and women each day either serve time, wait for trials, or transfer to state prison ...

Dallas County pursues land for a $5 billion jail replacement, while regional officials discuss flying taxis. A deck park over I-35E could get a big financing boost and a redevelopment deal could bring ...

Dallas County's projected $5 billion jail construction project could take up to a decade to complete, and will focus on mental health care and improved inmate outcomes.

Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer The Dallas City Council agreed Wednesday to pay Dallas County for jail services after a monthlong delay and approved an $8.7 million annual contract for housing ...

County Judge Clay Jenkins says the current facility is facing overcrowding issues and has outlived its usefulness as it is nearly 50 years old. “I think we’ll have the land bought in ’26. And we’ve ...

Three years after an EF-2 tornado tore through Selma and caused major damage to the Dallas County Jail, the facility remains ...