Survey: 1 in 3 S.F. jail respondents report ‘serious injury’
A first-of-its-kind survey of people held in San Francisco’s jails found complaints of tasteless food, unsanitary living conditions…
Former deputy charged with felonies for alleged jail sexual assault
A former San Francisco sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of felony sexual assault…
S.F. DA charges sheriff’s deputy for assaulting woman in custody
San Francisco’s district attorney on Monday charged a sheriff’s deputy with two misdemeanors for allegedly assaulting a woman…
San Francisco jails at ‘breaking point,’ civil grand jury report finds
A growing number of people are detained in San Francisco’s overcrowded, under-staffed and “neglected” county jails, according to…
New data complicates decision to replace SF pretrial services
San Francisco Superior Court data shared Tuesday challenges the success of a widely respected nonprofit that for 50…
Women sue SF jail over poor conditions, allege disparities with men
Nine women held in San Francisco County Jail No. 2 on Seventh Street filed a class action lawsuit…
SF sheriffs’ union spent $30K on debunked narrative of stabbing
In the days after social worker Alberto Rangel was stabbed to death at a San Francisco General Hospital…
Protocol breakdown led to fatal hospital stabbing
Department of Public Health director Daniel Tsai told staff at San Francisco General Hospital in a private meeting…
San Francisco sees spike in overdose deaths as health officials pilot injectable treatment
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is trying out new strategies to tackle the city’s drug crisis…
A month of cold showers and vomit in S.F. jail, arrestees say
San Francisco’s County Jail No. 2, in SoMa, had extremely limited access to hot water for all of…
Public safety blitz: San Francisco rolls out security plan at Super Bowl week kickoff
On the opening day of Super Bowl week, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and city officials urged residents…
Orgs want deputies accused of SF mass jail strip search removed
Social justice organizations on Tuesday hand-delivered letters to the offices of elected officials at San Francisco City Hall,…