Jail deaths, overcrowding and new jail loom over Nirenberg–Sakai race

The future of the county jail is becoming a central issue in the race for Bexar County judge.

Nonviolent offenders with mental illness could be spared jail if center opens

The city of San Antonio will spend $30,000 to study a mental health diversion center to steer low-level offenders to care, ...
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BCSO fires detention deputy following arrest at west Bexar County home

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) announced the termination of one of its detention deputies after she was arrested Wednesday at a west Bexar County home.
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Inmate found dead at Bexar County jail; investigation underway

An inmate at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center was found dead Sunday morning, prompting multiple investigations, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). Officials say 36-year-old ...
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Inmate dies inside Bexar County jail, BCSO confirms

SAN ANTONIO — A man suspected of murdering another inmate inside the Bexar County Adult Detention Center has been charged with capital murder. Shadrick Van Anthony Buckley was already in jail for a ...