An effective diversion program would reduce jail overcrowding, save taxpayer dollars and save lives, but doing it right makes ...

Building a diversion center is the first step toward breaking the chain of sorrow at the jail..

There is a desperate need to invest in mental health care in San Antonio, but officials aren’t on the same page.

A schizophrenic woman lost 136 pounds and died after languishing for five months on a criminal trespass charge.

SAN ANTONIO – An inmate was mistakenly released without a GPS monitor by the Bexar County Jail Friday morning, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office confirmed in a statement to KSAT. Inmate Albert Polito, ...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A former Bexar County sheriff’s deputy, who was fired after bringing an inmate Whataburger at the county jail, has had his case dismissed, according to court records. Miguel ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Texas Commission on Jail Standards this week paid an unexpected visit to the Bexar County Jail following three deaths — two that have been ruled suicides and one stemming from ...

SAN ANTONIO — An 18-year-old who authorities say had an "active" murder warrant was taken into custody during a Tuesday traffic stop, nearly two weeks after he was released when Bexar County officials ...

City councilwoman wants to help inmates in Bexar County Jail with mental health issues ...