DA Comes Out Against Jail Proposal Ahead of Committee Vote

DA Comes Out Against Jail Proposal Ahead of Committee Vote

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon today spoke out against plans to build a new jail, saying the city should instead renovate existing jails and…

SF County Awarded $80M State Grants to Replace Jails at Hall of Justice

SF County Awarded $80M State Grants to Replace Jails at Hall of Justice

San Francisco was awarded an $80 million grant today by the Board of State and Community Corrections to replace deteriorating city jails at the Hall…

Inmates Allege Sheriff’s Deputies Made Them Fight Gladiator-Style While Betting on Outcomes

Inmates Allege Sheriff’s Deputies Made Them Fight Gladiator-Style While Betting on Outcomes

Jail inmates held in San Francisco’s Hall of Justice allege sheriff’s deputies have forced them to fight “gladiator-style” while deputies placed bets on the outcomes,…

SFPD Headquarters Moving to New Public Safety Building as Hall of Justice Faces Infrastructure Issues

SFPD Headquarters Moving to New Public Safety Building as Hall of Justice Faces Infrastructure Issues

The San Francisco Police Department’s operational headquarters are moving into the newly constructed Public Safety Building in the city’s Mission Bay neighborhood this week, leaving…

Three Power Outages at Hall of Justice Occur in Roughly Three Hour Span

Three Power Outages at Hall of Justice Occur in Roughly Three Hour Span

Three power outages have occurred within the span of roughly three hours at San Francisco’s Hall of Justice today, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. The most…

Suspicious Package at Hall of Justice Deemed Harmless, Evacuations Lifted

Suspicious Package at Hall of Justice Deemed Harmless, Evacuations Lifted

People are being let back into San Francisco’s Hall of Justice this morning after suspicious packages in the building’s mailroom prompted evacuations, police said. The…

Car Crashes into Steps of Hall of Justice

Car Crashes into Steps of Hall of Justice

A vehicle drove into the steps of the San Francisco Hall of Justice this evening, according to police. The collision occurred around 8:49 p.m. when…

SFPD Officers Shoot And Kill Man Friday, Police Cars Vandalized In Protest March Later That Night

SFPD Officers Shoot And Kill Man Friday, Police Cars Vandalized In Protest March Later That Night

San Francisco police officers shot and killed a man in Bernal Heights Park after he apparently pointed a weapon at them, police said Friday night….

Supe Campos Says There’s The Possibility SF Doesn’t Need A Jail, SFPD Chief Says That “Just isn’t practical”

Supe Campos Says There’s The Possibility SF Doesn’t Need A Jail, SFPD Chief Says That “Just isn’t practical”

A Board of Supervisors’ neighborhood services and safety committee today discussed plans for a $290-million jail project to replace the decrepit jail facilities on the…

Does SF Need A New Jail? Supes To Discuss Thursday Afternoon

Does SF Need A New Jail? Supes To Discuss Thursday Afternoon

A proposal to build a new jail in San Francisco is the topic of a hearing scheduled Thursday at a Board of Supervisors committee meeting…

Double Stabbing Suspect Nabbed On Steps Of Hall Of Justice

Double Stabbing Suspect Nabbed On Steps Of Hall Of Justice

A man was arrested on the steps of San Francisco’s Hall Of Justice this afternoon after allegedly stabbing two people nearby, a police spokeswoman said….

SF’s “Dangerously Unstable” Hall Of Justice To Remain In Use For Years To Come

SF’s “Dangerously Unstable” Hall Of Justice To Remain In Use For Years To Come

San Francisco’s top officials say the city’s Hall of Justice would be dangerously unstable in a powerful earthquake, but hundreds of city workers and jail…

Hall Of Justice Evacuated Yet Again On Thursday

San Francisco’s Hall of Justice was briefly evacuated this morning again—after a fire alarm went off for the third time this week. The alarm sounded…

False Alarm Evacuates Hall Of Justice

The San Francisco Hall of Justice was evacuated this afternoon for what ended up being a false alarm, fire officials said. Firefighters responded at 1:16…