Every day, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies oversee a jail population nearing full capacity. But, the jail can’t seem to keep enough jailers on staff to supervise inmates — a shortage that’s contributed to regulatory violations and millions in overtime pay.

Public records show that as of Aug. 11 the Bexar County Jail’s in-custody population reached 4,914. Data from Texas Commission on Jail Standards lists the jail’s capacity as 5,108, placing Aug. 11 numbers at 96.2% capacity.

This strain has coincided with high turnover, two notices of noncompliance from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards within the past year and millions spent on paying the staff it has overtime pay.

In 2023, in an effort aimed at curbing rampant vacancies and reducing turnover, the Bexar County Commission

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