An inmate in the Dallas County jail has been charged in Hickory County for alleged sexual abuse of a seven-year-old girl.

That's less than last year because city staff says the number of Dallas inmates in custody ... to pursue building a new jail and courthouse. It is unclear how the county would fund it.

Tarrant County recently hired its new jail administrator away from Dallas County. The hire comes amid scrutiny over in-custody deaths at the Tarrant County Jail.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has notified the public of the year’s first in-custody death at the county jail after an ...

(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) Dallas County’s top jail official has left after just ... was facing overcrowding and was shipping some inmates to facilities in West Texas and Louisiana.

Dallas County approved a $1.65 million settlement ... Also, a gender-based policy might be implemented for the privacy interests of jail inmates, the county alleged. “The County made all ...

Before joining TCSO, Herklotz served as chief deputy over the Dallas County Sheriff's ... by the number of deaths at the jail though. In 2024, eight inmates died in custody at the jail.