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The Bexar County jail was found out of compliance with state standards after a surprise inspection revealed lapses in inmate ...
The inspection came days after an inmate committed suicide at the jail, the eighth to die while in custody there this year.
This is the second time in the past year the jail has been found to be out of compliance with state standards.
Eight people have died in custody at the Bexar County Jail so far this year — double the number reported by this time in 2024.
A now-former Bexar County sheriff’s deputy, who resigned after he was arrested for enabling inmate assaults at the Bexar ...
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has also been notified about the jail death. Per KSAT’s count, the yet-to-be identified woman is the sixth Bexar County jail inmate to die since Jan. 1, 2025.
SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County jail sold $460,000 worth of packaged coffee, $162,000 worth of honey buns and $122,000 worth of Flaming Hot Cheetos to inmates through the commissary in 17 months ...
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar blamed the botched releases of two inmates this month on jailers' negligence and a lack of oversight. Answering questions at a press conference Monday on an ...
SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio woman is concerned about her spouse in the Bexar County Jail. She says her partner has been without A/C on and off for two months. She worries this issue will ...
A 36-year-old woman and inmate at the Bexar County jail died Wednesday after experiencing a “medical episode,” according to a news release from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.