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More than two dozen deaths in the Tarrant County Jail were not independently investigated as required. Now Tarrant County is investigating a Dallas County jail death.

Dallas County did not accept Andra Adkins until after Parkland Hospital staff deemed him medically fit for detainment. He died hours later.

No autopsy was performed after Andra Adkins's death while in custody at the Dallas County jail because he suffered from several medical conditions, according to a report.

A 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at Parkland Health hospital Tuesday after DART police had taken him to Dallas County Jail.

Nine sheriff's department detention officers sued Dallas County in 2020 for federal civil rights and Texas employment discrimination violations.

Dallas County Chief Deputy Shannon Herklotz has accepted a position as a Tarrant County jail operations administrator.

Dallas County's jail passed a Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection this week.

John Wiley Price, Dallas County commissioner for Precinct 3, began working for the county in 1974 and was first elected commissioner in 1984.

Dallas Council members have approved a nearly $8 million contract to keep people arrested in Dallas in the county jail after some testy exchanges with county officials.

Dallas County commissioners approved a $1 million settlement for the family and lawyers of Paul Aaron French, who died in the county jail in 2020.

Jailer Adrian Deleon Hightower allegedly assaulted Eric Colquitt while detained in the Lew Sterrett North Tower, according to footage and court records.

Dallas County commissioners recognized sheriff's deputies and officers during National Correctional Officers and Detention Services