BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOW TO REDUCE JAIL OVERTIME

Bexar County leaders bid farewell to two departing commissioners Tuesday and vowed to work to reduce jail overtime that the local deputies’ union said has put an unbearable strain on detention officers. Addressing commissioners during the public comment portion of the...
Re: Recognizing the Human Cost of Understaffing of Bexar Co. Sheriff’s Office Jails

BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY SATISFACTION STUDY

A new study concludes that systematic under-staffing at the BCSO has had severe ramifications on deputies’ physical and mental health as well as costly financial and public safety repercussions for taxpayers. The report details extremely low morale, with...