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Also, Sheriff Javier Salazar asked commissioners to approve more than $3 million in overtime costs to staff the crowded jail from this past June through September, sparking more debate on how to reduce costs there.
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A $1.6 million grant aims to restore competency to mentally ill people so they can go to court. Reform advocates say they shouldn't have been there to begin with.
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A class-action lawsuit says thousands of inmates are being detained longer than they should be.
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Bexar County has heard two reports on its jail in the past two months from outside consultants
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Air conditioning units are going offline. In one unit, guards report its getting above state minimum safety standards.
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Both audits were voted on or contracted a year ago, but only one was released.
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Spurred by myriad problems at the jail, the report detailing recommendations of improvement was first due in February, and is now expected in September.
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In a letter to county staff, the union gives a laundry list of issues including leaking sewage and inoperable jail cameras.
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Janice Dotson-Stephens died in Bexar County Adult Detention from heart disease exacerbated by her schizophrenia, but was never treated with medication for either despite 150 days in pre-trial detention.
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After 18 months of a pandemic, high jail populations, infections and deserting staff, county jailers say the pandemic is brining longtime structural issues at county detention to light.