San Francisco sheriff's deputies are facing a staffing crisis in the jails, leading to a rise in violence and injuries. The union representing the deputies has called for assistance from the California National Guard due to critical staffing shortages. The sheriff's office is working on a plan to address the situation, despite stating that the call for National Guard assistance is premature. San Francisco Mayor London Breed has been criticized for cutting necessary funding to the sheriff's office, exacerbating the staffing crisis and endangering public safety.
San Francisco mayor London Breed has cut back necessary funding to the SF Sheriff’s office, causing a crisis in staffing and now, exhaustion. It’s outright dangerous. The city’s public safety is not just the job of the SFPD but sheriffs as well. Shame on Breed! https://t.co/y0au8TllQJ
The union representing San Francisco’s deputy sheriffs demanded assistance Saturday from the California National Guard to solve a critical staffing shortage in the county’s jails. https://t.co/vrqSH5lE4f
The union representing San Francisco's deputy sheriffs demanded assistance from the California National Guard citing inmate violence and injuries to deputies who work in the jails. https://t.co/Rob2Fvh00c
UPDATE: Sheriff's office has jails on lockdown this weekend but says it's working on a plan to address recent rise in violence and says union's call for National Guard assistance is premature. https://t.co/Qid3XMlu7v
S.F. sheriff’s deputies call for National Guard in jail staffing crisis https://t.co/vMNc6ur9yQ