Learn about the overcrowding crisis in Dallas County jail, the impact of Proposition 3, and the consequences for public safety and mental health.

NBC 5 is hearing from three former Dallas County jail inmates who recently filed lawsuits against Dallas County. They claim they were held behind bars months after their release dates. NBC 5’s Shannon ...

The Dallas City Council agreed Wednesday to pay Dallas County for jail services after a monthlong delay and approved an $8.7 ...

A 47-year-old man died while in Dallas police custody this week, almost two hours after being released from a hospital. Frank Ruiz died Sept. 21 after he was arrested on a criminal mischief charge and ...

A Dallas County teacher was arrested after a warrant was issued for him out of West Virginia for one count of distribution or ...

DALLAS — Dallas city and county leaders argued over millions of dollars in jail payments and performance metrics during a City Council Committee meeting Tuesday, which included one commissioner ...

DALLAS - A second person has died, and police have made an arrest for a deadly shooting outside a Far East Dallas bar.

A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a southeast Dallas homicide after turning himself in with U.S Marshals. Montray Bynum, 42, is in the Dallas County jail facing a murder charge in the ...

An American and Texas flag sit at half-staff outside of the Dallas Police Department headquarters, July 8, 2016, in Dallas. Dallas was hit with a computer ransomware attack that affected various ...