2. @SF_DPH Jail Health Services operates our jail medical services at our three county jails and intake and release center.
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3. Jail Health Services has implemented aggressive enhanced screening to rapidly identify and isolate any persons with symptoms or exposure related to
#COVID19 They do an extensive medical assessment of everyone housed in our jails within hours of booking.Show this thread -
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@SheriffSF suspended county jail visits and programs to protect incarcerated persons on March 13. This mirrors community public health measures to ensure the safety of everyone who lives in, works at and visits the county jail.Show this thread -
5. If the situation changes, we are currently operating under an emergency response and action plan in place to address exposure. Please review it at http://www.sfsheriff.com >Forms, policies & reports>policies & rules>SFSO COVID-19 Response and Action Plan
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6. In January 2019, our average in-custody population was 1,400. In February 2020, our average in-custody population was 1,105. More than half of our justice-involved population is in alternatives to incarceration.
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7. Most of the justice-involved people housed in SF County Jail have been booked on serious or violent charges. Misdemeanants are typically released within 48 hours of booking unless the courts determine the arrested individual is a public safety risk.
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8. Advocates for the reduction of jail populations identify this group for release. We have already released this group to electronic monitoring or supervised out-of-custody release.
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9. In partnership with Jail Health Services, the Sheriff’s Office continuously identifies and monitors the jail’s most vulnerable populations, who may be older or immunocompromised, to ensure their safety.
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@SheriffSF wants people to have a place to go that supports their successful reentry when they are released from custody.Show this thread
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I still think the release is a good measure to add on to what the prisons are currently doing.
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