SAN ANTONIO- More social workers have been added to the Bexar County Public Defender’s Office. The goal is to stop repeat offenders. But, those positions cost b
The goal is to stop repeat offenders. But, those positions cost big money. And later this month Bexar County will have to decide if it is worth dedicating more of your tax money to the program. The goal is to stop repeat offenders. But, those positions cost big money. And later this month Bexar County will have to decide if it is worth dedicating more of your tax money to the program.
"We try to assist people in some way that we can leave them a little better than how we found them anything from housing to IDs and if they’re not able to get an ID, then they can’t work, all of those are causes for recidivism,” says Lamerson."If we’re not addressing what their mental health is whether need treatment for their meth addiction they’re going to keep coming back," says Marisol Morales Mental Health Social Worker with the Bexar County Public Defender’s Office.
The number of misdemeanor cases involving mental health is at 800 this year with the number of felony mental health cases at 450, overall the office deals with nearly 4,000 cases a year.
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