The problems of high turnover and overtime have plagued the Bexar County Jail for more than a decade, but officials say the concerns have reached a critical mass in the wake of a state crackdown on jail standards and staffing challenges posed by the pandemic. Finding...
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 Dear Judge Wolff & Commissioners:Albert Einstein is widely credited with saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different...
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...
