#3 Better Welfare for Inmates of Bexar County Jail
Seven years ago, the life situation of The Bexar County Jail inmates, as well as the staff and jail guards, was unimaginably miserable. According to statistics, the county jail was overloaded by nearly 200 prisoners which brought about interconnected scandals and issues, and shame for the county jail. Cathy Maras, the county CIO shared to the public that during those dark days, they were struggling to cope up, and even opting to either build a new tower for inmates or speed up the trial process to lessen the headcount under their custody.
She further shared that were opting to get a new building but didn’t want to spend around $350M for it, as they prefer spending the county funds to building libraries and road constructions instead, as these facilities are one of their priorities as well.
Fortunately, better days have come for Bexar County Jail, much more convenient than before. The county jail presently…show more content… Today, court staff uses the up to date dashboards via Microsoft SQL servers which help them identify the current status of each inmate and customize any dashboard depending on their specific need. A clerk can check who are permitted to undergo jail courts, who are those that are ready for state transfers, check who among under their custody are facing out of county/state warrants, etc. It is an efficient, time-saving way to work and focuses on the specific need at a specific
