Dallas County jail fails annual inspection for first time in a decade
County commissioners express optimism that problems will be addressed quickly
Alongside her deputies, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown listens during a press conference about the arrest of one of their own, deputy Austin Palmer, 33, during a press conference at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, Friday, January 17, 2020. Palmer was booked on charges of assault causing bodily injury and official oppression, Thursday, both are misdemeanors. The Sheriff explained Palmer mistreated a man in custody during a Òprisoner transport. He has since bonded out. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)