Nearly 60% of BCSO deputies unhappy with their job, study says
SAN ANTONIO โ Nearly 60% of Bexar County sheriffโs deputies are dissatisfied with working conditions at the jail and on the streets, according to an independent study commissioned by the Bexar County Deputy Sheriffโs Association. Among the complaints the deputies have is what they claim is โforced overtime.โโTheyโre working overtime because we have to be in compliance with jail standards,โ Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Wednesday. โIโd rather be able to send them home to be with their families, but we canโt do that because we have to comply with the law,โ Salazar said. โAt least Iโll make sure they get paid.โSalazar said that some deputies are making over $100,000 a year thanks to overtime. He said the issues raised in the study are not peculiar to his department and are common for other law enforcement agencies.