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

It became Dallas County's new, contemporary facility to house accused criminals in 1993. Today, close to 7,000 men and women ...

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins also explains why the new jail will not be located between Dallas’ two signature bridges.

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

Dallas County pursues land for a $5 billion jail replacement, while regional officials discuss flying taxis. A deck park over ...

Three county judges from three very different corners of Texas are set to put some of the state's biggest political headaches ...

The North Tower Detention Facility of the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas in August 2022. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer Dallas will delay its first installment of an $8.7 million payment to ...

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office has issued four arrest warrants for one of its own employees at the Dallas County Jail. Treston L. Jones is a detention service officer with the jail’s special ...

Tamera Hutcherson is a Dallas-based community organizer who previously worked for the Texas Jail Project. She has written the op-ed below regarding Proposition 3, one of the 17 propositions on the Nov ...