Bexar County jail administrators recently received some good news — a rarity for them. In early January, they learned the near West Side complex was deemed to be back in compliance with state jail standards after falling out in October and November last year.
Yet, they’re still struggling with a shortage of jailers, frequent overcrowding and an alarming number of suicides and health crises resulting in death. The 36-year-old facility is in desperate need of repairs and upgrades.
A new study of the jail’s intake process, commissioned by Bexar County, called the facility “outdated and inefficient” and some of its administrative systems antiquated…