Dallas County leaders call for system changes as jail population and lengthy unfiled cases strain resources
County officials described a sustained, high jail population and hundreds of cases not filed for months, and commissioners backed a plan to study early diversion and other reforms after officials reported staff and bed pressures.
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Dallas County commissioners on June 25 pressed law-enforcement and justice system partners to accelerate filing and case-processing steps after officials said hundreds of people remain in county custody while cases are not filed or are delayed.
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