“Taking advantage of vulnerable people, I think everyone can agree is wrong,” said attorney Robert Abtahi who is trying to raise awareness about the scam.

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 ...

A half-decade ago, Dallas County came this close to signing off on a contract that could’ve banned in-person visits at its county jail. Tuesday, by a unanimous vote, the Dallas County Commissioners ...

108 days. That’s how much longer Kenneth Offutt was held in the Dallas County jail after finishing his six-month burglary sentence. He was released Feb. 12 – nearly four months past his Oct. 27 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police Car Lights Image by Canva; DPD Logo Image by DPD Beatwebsite Dallas police are investigating the death of a suspect who ...

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 ...

Vernon Richards has been named the new warden at Gaston Correctional Center in Dallas. Richards most recently served as a captain at Marion Correctional Institution in McDowell County. “Warden ...

DALLAS — Darriynn Brown has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the stabbing death of 4-year-old Cash Gernon. Moments before Brown's trial was expected to begin Monday, he ...

DALLAS COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Three years after an EF-2 tornado tore through Selma and caused major damage to the Dallas County Jail, the facility remains closed, with little visible progress toward ...