A civil rights attorney is questioning the conditions of the jails in San Francisco, saying that the lack of sunlight could be contributing to the violence against the deputies.
"You're taking them, human beings, many of them young men, and you're putting them in a small room that's like eight by ten, and you're locking them in that room 20, 22 hours a day with another person," said Oakland attorney Yolanda Huang, who sued the jails over their lack of sunlight and outdoor access. "We've all been in lockdown. We all know how terrible that feels. And so now it's going on year four. They're still in lockdown.
Her comments come as the sheriff's deputies union said there have been nine attacks on deputies at the jails in the past three weeks. Some of those attacks included punches to the head, being spit at and kicked in the head. Deputies have suffered dislocated shoulders and bloody eye sockets. Sheriff Paul Miyamoto blames jail overcrowding and a shortage of deputies.
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