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Inmates sue deputies over gladiator-style fights
Three San Francisco sheriff's deputies accused of forcing inmates to fight gladiator-style in a city jail are now facing a civil suit.Read More
Family of inmate who died during search sues City
The family of a man who died while being strip-searched in a San Bruno jail by San Francisco sheriff's deputies sued the city of San Francisco Tuesday.Read More
Hennessy tops troubled Mirkarimi for sheriff
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi appears to have been defeated by former Chief Deputy and one-time interim sheriff Vicki Hennessy.Read More
Class action lawsuit seeks end to monetary bail
A class action lawsuit claims San Francisco's wealth-based pretrial detention system unfairly targets low-income inmates.Read More
SF politicians back up ‘sanctuary city’ policy
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on a resolution to opt out of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Priority Enforcement Program.Read More
San Francisco moves toward housing transgender inmates
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi took the first step Friday toward housing transgender inmates according to their preferred gender.Read More
Kathryn Steinle’s family to sue sheriff, ICE
The family of a woman shot and killed at San Francisco's Pier 14 last month said Monday they plan to sue city and federal officials.Read More
Eliana Lopez plays 12 characters in one-woman play
A one-woman play starring the wife of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi tells the story of the pair's involvement in a 2012 political scandal.Read More
Heroin overdose victim rescued from City Hall bathroom
A San Francisco sheriff's sergeant helped save the life of an unconscious man suffering a drug overdose in a City Hall bathroom stall.Read More
Mirkarimi seeks hearing on ‘Sanctuary City’
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is urging San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors to hold a hearing on the city's Sanctuary City.Read More
BLM gun fired fatal Pier 14 bullet
The gun used in the homicide of a 32-year-old woman at Pier 14 near San Francisco's Ferry Building last week is the same gun that was reported stolen by...Read More
SF receives grant to help mentally ill offenders
San Francisco sheriff's department secured a $950,000 state grant to fund programs that would benefit low-level offenders suffering from mental illness.Read More
Body cameras to watch over SF jail guards
San Francisco sheriff's deputies working as jail guards may be the first county jail guards in California to wear body-worn cameras.Read More
Judge clears Mirkarimi domestic violence conviction
A judge agreed to wipe a 2012 misdemeanor domestic violence conviction from San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's record.Read More
FBI probes SF jail ‘gladiator’ fights
The FBI is investigating allegations that jail inmates were forced to fight gladiator-style by sheriff's deputies.Read More
San Francisco issues tablets to inmates
Inmate education at the San Francisco Sheriff's Department just got a little more sophisticated.Read More
SF moves to slash price of jailhouse phone calls
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi proposed a 70 percent reduction for 15-minute collect and pre-paid calls.Read More
San Francisco moves into uncharted waters
The Board of Supervisors' vote last week to reinstate Ross Mirkarimi sent a message across the rotunda about mayoral powers.Read More
Judge lets Mirkarimi see his son
The SF Sheriff accused of domestic violence against his wife has been granted limited visitation with his two-year-old son.Read More
Bunch of skaters with a giant check
Skateboarders grinded and shredded in celebration to accept Tony Hawk's $10,000 donation for a new South of Market skate park.Read More