The San Francisco Sheriff on Tuesday blamed the recent spike of violence at the two SF county jails located in San Bruno and the city on overcrowded conditions.
Inmates housed in the jails currently cannot leave their cells except for court and medical appointments after the facilities were placed on lockdown over the weekend.On Tuesday, San Francisco's sheriff spoke out for the first time about the uptick in violence that has deputies calling for drastic action.'We don't feel that this is a exigent circumstance that would require that at this time.
' According to numbers provided by the Sheriff, there are almost 1,200 inmates in San Francisco's jails on any given day. There are supposed to be about 500 deputies assigned to the jails, but due to staffing shortages, there are currently on 364 working.'Although we are short staffed, we don't believe that is one of the primary factors,' said Sheriff Miyamoto.
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