Adult Probation
Bexar County adult probation services are administered through the Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, commonly called CSCD. The department supervises people who have been placed on community supervision by criminal courts, enforces court-ordered conditions, collects certain court-ordered financial obligations, and connects supervised individuals with rehabilitative programs and community resources. This article explains what adult probation means in Bexar County, how CSCD fits into the local court system, how to identify the appropriate probation office, what to review before contacting the department, how payments and supervision requirements are handled, and how to avoid confusing probation with parole, juvenile probation, or other county services.
Adult Probation and CSCD
The Bexar County Community Supervision and Corrections Department is the county agency responsible for adult community supervision. CSCD describes itself as a professional criminal justice agency operating under the authority of the criminal court system. Its work centers on public safety, supervision, accountability, and rehabilitative services for people placed on community supervision.
Community supervision allows a person to remain in the community under structured supervision rather than serving a sentence in jail or prison. The conditions are ordered by the court, and CSCD staff carry out the supervision directives established by the presiding judge. Because the conditions come from the court, individual probation requirements can differ from one case to another.
Bexar County CSCD supervises more than 25,000 probationers. The department employs nearly 400 staff members, including community supervision officers, assistant supervisors, supervisors, administrators, and support personnel. These employees work with the courts and supervised individuals to administer probation requirements and related programs.
How Community Supervision Works
Adult probation is not simply a county administrative program. It is part of the criminal court process. A person on community supervision remains subject to court-ordered conditions, while CSCD is responsible for supervising compliance with those conditions. The department also provides access to treatment programs, rehabilitative services, and community resources intended to support behavioral change and reintegration.
Within the Bexar County criminal justice system, CSCD works with 10 District Courts, 13 County Courts at Law, and three Juvenile District Courts. Community supervision staff implement supervision responsibilities according to directives issued by the judges of these courts.
This court connection matters when someone has questions about a probation requirement. A supervision officer administers the conditions of community supervision, but the underlying conditions are court ordered. A person should therefore avoid assuming that requirements applicable to another probationer will apply to their own case.
Probation Is Not Parole
Probation and parole are separate forms of supervision. Bexar County describes community supervision as a system that permits an individual to remain in the community under structured supervision instead of serving a jail or prison sentence. Parole, by contrast, involves supervision of a person who has been released early from prison.
People searching for “adult probation” sometimes contact a parole office because both systems involve supervision in the community. That can delay getting the correct information. Someone whose case is being supervised through Bexar County CSCD should use the county adult probation system rather than assuming that a parole office handles the same responsibilities.
Adult and Juvenile Probation
Bexar County also identifies a separate Juvenile Probation Department in its probation resources. Someone dealing with adult community supervision should not use juvenile probation contacts simply because the underlying matter involves a court or probation officer. The adult probation service discussed here is administered through CSCD.
Choosing the Correct Office
CSCD operates several locations across Bexar County. The county maintains an official CSCD Locations and Resources page identifying the Admin Main Building, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Palo Alto, and Applewhite Recovery Center locations.
The existence of several offices does not mean that a probationer may automatically report to whichever office is most convenient. Supervision assignments and reporting requirements are connected to the department’s administration of an individual case. A person who already has instructions from CSCD or a community supervision officer should follow those instructions rather than selecting a different location solely because it is closer to home or work.
The county location information is particularly useful when a person needs to confirm the name of a CSCD facility, identify its location, or check the published office hours before traveling. It can also help distinguish regular field offices from the Applewhite Recovery Center, which the county identifies in connection with SATF, ISF, and MIOF.
Main and Regional Locations
The Admin Main Building serves as the main CSCD location. The county also identifies Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Palo Alto offices. These regional locations give CSCD multiple facilities throughout the county while operating within one community supervision department.
The dedicated Locations and Resources page lists the Admin Main Building and the five regional locations as open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., excluding holidays. It lists the Applewhite Recovery Center as open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays.
The Adult Probation Department entry on the county website separately lists its hours as Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and states that it is closed on county holidays. Because the county publishes different hours for the general Adult Probation Department entry and for several CSCD facilities, users should pay attention to the specific facility they intend to visit instead of assuming that every probation office operates on the same schedule.
Before Contacting Adult Probation
A probation question is easier to address when the individual first identifies what the question concerns. CSCD handles supervision responsibilities, court-ordered conditions, rehabilitative programs, community resources, financial collections associated with supervision, and related probation administration. The county’s Adult Probation page also provides a CSCD Helpdesk email option for probation questions.
Before contacting the department, review any probation paperwork, court documents, supervision instructions, or communications already provided by CSCD. Those materials may identify the assigned officer, reporting instructions, court-ordered obligations, or the office associated with the case. Using the information already attached to the individual case can reduce the risk of contacting the wrong location.
Useful information to have available may include details already appearing on the person’s own supervision or court documents, such as the person’s identifying information and the particular probation matter being discussed. The county reference material does not establish one universal document checklist for every CSCD inquiry, so individuals should rely on the documents and instructions connected with their own case rather than assuming that every probation matter requires the same paperwork.
Questions About Assigned Staff
Bexar County provides an official county staff directory that allows users to search for a specific person by name or title and browse by department using a category selector. This can be useful when someone knows the name or position of the county employee they are trying to locate.
The directory should be treated as a way to locate county personnel, not as a substitute for instructions from an assigned community supervision officer. If existing probation paperwork directs the individual to a particular officer, office, or reporting process, those case-specific instructions remain the more relevant starting point.
Court-Ordered Probation Conditions
CSCD is responsible for enforcing conditions of community supervision that have been ordered by the court. Those conditions form the basis of the department’s supervision responsibilities. In addition to monitoring compliance, CSCD provides access to rehabilitative services, treatment programs, and community resources.
Because conditions originate with the court, probationers should avoid treating general county information as permission to change a reporting requirement, treatment obligation, financial responsibility, or other condition. General website information explains how the department operates, but it does not replace the terms imposed in an individual case.
If a person is uncertain about a supervision requirement, the appropriate course is to use the CSCD contact or reporting channel connected with that person’s case. Assumptions based on another probationer’s schedule, another court, or a previous case can create confusion because supervision directives may not be identical.
Treatment and Rehabilitation Services
Adult probation in Bexar County includes more than monitoring. CSCD states that it provides probationers access to rehabilitative services, treatment programs, and community resources intended to support behavioral change and successful reintegration.
The Applewhite Recovery Center is one of the facilities included on the county’s official CSCD locations page. Bexar County identifies it with SATF, ISF, and MIOF. People who have received specific instructions involving Applewhite should distinguish that facility from the standard Admin Main Building or regional CSCD reporting locations.
Probation Fees and Collections
Financial obligations are another part of CSCD operations. The department reports that it accepts online payments, and its fiscal information shows that it collects supervision fees and other court-ordered financial obligations. The reference material does not establish that every probationer owes the same amount or the same categories of charges, so users should rely on the obligations associated with their own case.
During Fiscal Year 2025, Bexar County CSCD reported collecting $6,350,676.50 in CSCD supervision fees. It also reported $3,731,797.83 in court collections, $921,894.90 in victim restitution, and $97,701.75 in other related fees.
These categories should not be treated as interchangeable. A supervision fee is not the same category as victim restitution, a court collection, or another related fee. When reviewing a financial obligation, a probationer should identify which obligation is involved rather than referring to every amount simply as a “probation payment.”
Online Payment Availability
The CSCD page states that online payments are accepted. Users should follow the payment options provided through the official Bexar County CSCD website and the instructions associated with their supervision obligations. The county reference material does not describe one universal payment procedure for every financial obligation, so users should not assume that the same payment path applies to supervision fees, restitution, court collections, and all other charges.
Before submitting a payment, the user should compare the obligation being paid with the information on the applicable case or supervision documents. This helps avoid confusing a CSCD supervision payment with another county or court payment. The distinction is especially relevant because the county’s probation resources also contain information about Justice of the Peace traffic fines, which are separate from adult probation financial obligations.
Community Service Restitution
Community Service Restitution, abbreviated CSR by the department, is another part of Bexar County community supervision activity. In Fiscal Year 2025, probationers completed 256,007 hours of community service restitution.
The county states that these hours supported nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and community programs throughout Bexar County. Using a national estimated volunteer value of $25.43 per hour, CSCD reported an estimated value of $6,510,258 for the service performed during that fiscal year.
These countywide totals describe the department’s overall activity. They should not be interpreted as a standard community service requirement for every probationer. Individual supervision conditions remain tied to the court orders and directives applicable to the particular case.
Common Adult Probation Mistakes
Several avoidable mistakes can make a probation-related inquiry more difficult. One of the most common is contacting the wrong supervision system. Adult community supervision through Bexar County CSCD is different from parole and different from juvenile probation. A person should identify which system is actually supervising the case before using a contact number or traveling to an office.
Another mistake is assuming that all CSCD offices have identical hours. The county’s locations page lists extended weekday hours for the Admin Main Building and several regional offices, while the separate Adult Probation Department entry lists weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Applewhite Recovery Center also has its own published hours. Users should match the hours to the specific facility involved.
Probationers can also create problems by treating all financial obligations as one type of payment. CSCD separately reports supervision fees, court collections, victim restitution, and other fees. The category of the obligation matters when determining how it should be handled.
Other practical mistakes include relying on another person’s probation requirements, reporting to a location that differs from the one identified in case-specific instructions, or assuming that a general county directory changes the instructions previously provided by an assigned officer. Adult probation is administered under court authority, so the conditions and supervision directions attached to the individual case should remain the primary reference point.
Accessibility and County Assistance
Bexar County provides accessibility assistance for people who use assistive technology such as Braille readers, screen readers, or TTY and encounter problems accessing material on the county website. The county asks users seeking accessibility help to identify the nature of the accessibility problem, the preferred format, the web address of the requested material, and their contact information.
The county also maintains an official Accessibility Assistance directory entry. The county website states that users who need accessibility assistance may also use the Federal Information Relay Service for TTY/Voice communication.
Adult Probation Offices
Adult Probation Department
207 North Comal
San Antonio, TX 78207
210-335-7200
Admin Main Building
207 North Comal St.
San Antonio, TX 78207
210-335-7200
Northeast Location
5121 Crestway Drive, Suite 500
San Antonio, TX 78239
210-335-8264
Northwest Location
8407 Bandera Rd., Suite 125
San Antonio, TX 78250
210-335-7200
Southeast Location
408 Bushick Drive
San Antonio, TX 78223
210-335-7391
Southwest Location
7141 State Hwy 90 W, Suite 105
San Antonio, TX 78227
210-335-7436
Palo Alto Location (MIC)
2711 Palo Alto Road
San Antonio, TX 78211
210-335-7496
Applewhite Recovery Center (SATF, ISF, & MIOF)
10975 Applewhite Road
San Antonio, TX 78224
210-631-0260
Adult Probation FAQs
Why do Bexar County pages show different Southwest probation office addresses?
Bexar County currently publishes two different street numbers for the Southwest CSCD location. The main Community Supervision and Corrections Department page identifies the location as 7151 State Hwy 90 W, while the county’s dedicated CSCD Locations and Resources page lists 7141 State Hwy 90 W. Because this discrepancy appears within the county’s own website, someone planning an in-person visit should check the dedicated location listing and any current instructions provided specifically for their case before traveling. Do not rely on an address copied from an older document or search result when the official county pages conflict.
Which official page is best for checking a CSCD facility?
For facility-specific information, the official locations page is the more focused county resource. It organizes CSCD facilities into a numbered list and identifies the Admin Main Building, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Palo Alto, and Applewhite locations. The main Bexar County CSCD page is broader and includes department information in addition to its location listings. Checking the dedicated facilities page can help when the main question is where a particular CSCD office is located.
Can I search for a Bexar County probation employee by job title?
Yes. The official Bexar County Staff Directory allows users to search county personnel by a person’s name or title. It also provides a category selector for browsing by department and separate categories and people views. This can be useful when paperwork identifies a staff member’s title but the user does not have enough information to locate that person directly. The directory is a countywide tool, so search results should be checked carefully to make sure the employee is associated with the appropriate department.