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LULAC calls for end to in-custody deaths at Bexar County Adult Detention Center

The organization says it is asking for accountability from city and county leaders

The south tower of the Bexar County Jail. (Joshua Saunders, KSAT)

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The San Antonio chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens is calling for action to prevent in-custody deaths at the Bexar County jail.

LULAC held a news conference to discuss in-custody deaths in front of the Bexar County Adult Detention Center at 11 a.m. Friday.

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Among the speakers will be LULAC chapter executive director Henry Rodriguez, a LULAC news release states.

According to a KSAT Investigates analysis, six inmates have died while in the custody of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office this year.

Most recently, Elizabeth Anne Nero, 57, died after experiencing a medical episode on June 4. A BCSO spokesperson said detoxing may have been a factor in the June 6 death of Reyes Antonio Chaires Jr., 44.

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