The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office updated county commissioner’s on its latest struggles at the jail.Already there are hundreds of inmates being housed in two ot
SAN ANTONIO - The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office updated county commissioners on its latest struggles at the jail.
“Under roof, not including the inmates we're housing out, its 5,144,” said Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. “Our capacity is at 5,075.” It’s leading commissioners to approve more overtime pay for deputies and detention officers, and that’s not the only thing the county is paying for.“I look at it from this standpoint, its cost-effective to pay overtime as opposed to pay 65 to 80 dollars in inmate housing out,” said Sheriff Salazar.
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