Bexar County Jail detained a man for 5 extra months
Homeless population doubles at Bexar County jail; trespassing top offense
Roman Patino-Hernandez was booked into the Bexar County Detention Center on April 2 for an out of county warrant. His bond was $80. In Texas, 10 percent of the bond amount is paid to get out of jail. He sat in jail six days before the $8 required to walk out of jail was paid. […]
Former Bexar County jailer accused in drug ring conspiracy arrested again
A former Bexar County jailer who was accused of collecting drug debts for an inmate she allegedly fell in love with was arrested for a second time Tuesday in connection with the same incident.
Guards operated ‘fight club’ at Bexar County Jail: Lawsuit
A federal lawsuit filed in San Antonio this week accuses guards at the Bexar County Jail of establishing and operating an inmates “fight club.”
Why is the Bexar County jail so broken?
Between 2016 and 2018, eight inmates killed themselves at the jail. All by hanging. Bexar County led the state in inmate suicides for that period.
Bexar County Jail fails state standards inspection
The Bexar County Jail will be deemed out of compliance with state requirements in a soon-to-be released inspection report from the Texas Commission of Jail Standards, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said on Tuesday.
Bexar County jail officials announce 3rd mistaken inmate release this month
Bexar County Jail officials mistakenly freed an inmate earlier this month who was supposed to be held for another county, bringing the total number of botched releases in January to three. Andrew Taylor Ford, 32, was booked into the Bexar County Jail on Dec. 28 on a misdemeanor charge of failure to stop and give […]