Bexar County commissioner will vote Tuesday on a $1.6 million federal grant that will help jail inmates with mental health and substance abuse issues.
Bexar County officials announced a pilot program Monday that will help jail inmates with mental health and substance abuse issues.Hundreds of inmates in the Bexar County jail have been deemed incompetent to stand trial, but that could change soon.
About 40 people would be served in the remainder of 2023 and 80 next year, relieving jail overcrowding and improving the lives of inmates by moving their cases forward, county officials said. County officials said there are about 300 inmates among the jail’s current population of 4,300 who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial. As a result, at least 150 inmates are on a waitlist for a treatment bed and inpatient competency restoration services from a state hospital at any given time.
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