In a message to San Antonio-area police chiefs this week, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar provided details of a new streamlined process for providing care to prisoners needing medical attention at the jail.
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“While it has never been our intention to create hardship for our area law enforcement, I feel like this good faith effort by UHS to work with us should help ease wait times,” wrote Salazar in the memo, which was shared with KSAT Investigates Thursday.for instituting a policy this fall that calls for arresting entities to take suspects to a hospital to be medically screened before being booked into jail.In 2023, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said 18 people died in jail custody.
Area police chiefs, including SAPD Chief William McManus, said the policy was not communicated properly and caused operational disruptions. Some members of law enforcement have even said the rejection policy is unlawful.Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016. Dillon's investigative stories air weeknights on the Nightbeat and on the Six O'Clock News.
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