Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare says the intake division in his office is fully staffed by line prosecutors for the first time in eight years, a move aimed at alleviating a massive court ...

The Shelby County Jail's intake area is severely overcrowded, holding over 350 detainees, some for weeks, exceeding capacity. The jail's total population, nearing 3,000, significantly surpasses its ...

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 ...

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 ...