Bexar County weighs millions in criminal justice spending
Bexar County commissioners are weighing millions of dollars in new and continued spending across the local criminal justice…
Texas loses bid to pause 21-day competency restoration order
People in the Bexar County Jail who have been found mentally incompetent to stand trial can wait months…
Opinion: San Antonio must do better protecting the most vulnerable
An inmate stands to the side as deputies walk by at the Bexar County Detention Center in May…
Bexar County jail crisis needs San Antonio, county partnership
The humanitarian crisis at the Bexar County jail takes many faces. It can be seen in Verne Freeman, who…
Activists demand accountability as deaths at Bexar County Jail pile up
Act 4 SA Executive Director Ananda Tomas, center, speaks during a press conference at Bexar County Jail. Credit:…
Family members demand accountability after woman dies in Bexar County Jail
CaSandra Pearson died in her cell in Bexar County jail despite suffering from a known medical condition that…
San Antonio joins in planning for jail diversion center
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio is helping advance a plan for a diversion center that could allow people…
Bexar continues sending inmates, money outside of the county
Bexar County continues to send inmates to jails in nearby counties — a practice Sheriff Javier Salazar says…
With new expansion, Bexar County doubles down on mental health
A new expansion to Bexar County’s Applewhite Recovery Center opened Thursday on the South Side, adding 130 beds…
Bexar County Jail fills the gap in mental health treatment
On any given day in the Bexar County Jail, over 100 inmates aren’t waiting for a lawyer or…