Ross Mirkarimi

Inmates sue deputies over gladiator-style fights

Three San Francisco sheriff's deputies accused of forcing inmates to fight gladiator-style in a city jail are now facing a…

8 years ago

Family of inmate who died during search sues City

The family of a man who died while being strip-searched in a San Bruno jail by San Francisco sheriff's deputies…

8 years ago

Hennessy tops troubled Mirkarimi for sheriff

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi appears to have been defeated by former Chief Deputy and one-time interim sheriff Vicki Hennessy.

8 years ago

Class action lawsuit seeks end to monetary bail

A class action lawsuit claims San Francisco's wealth-based pretrial detention system unfairly targets low-income inmates.

9 years ago

SF politicians back up ‘sanctuary city’ policy

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on a resolution to opt out of the U.S. Department of Homeland…

9 years ago

San Francisco moves toward housing transgender inmates

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi took the first step Friday toward housing transgender inmates according to their preferred gender.

9 years ago

Kathryn Steinle’s family to sue sheriff, ICE

The family of a woman shot and killed at San Francisco's Pier 14 last month said Monday they plan to…

9 years ago

Eliana Lopez plays 12 characters in one-woman play

A one-woman play starring the wife of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi tells the story of the pair's involvement in…

9 years ago

Heroin overdose victim rescued from City Hall bathroom

A San Francisco sheriff's sergeant helped save the life of an unconscious man suffering a drug overdose in a City…

9 years ago

Mirkarimi seeks hearing on ‘Sanctuary City’

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is urging San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors to hold a…

9 years ago

BLM gun fired fatal Pier 14 bullet

The gun used in the homicide of a 32-year-old woman at Pier 14 near San Francisco's Ferry Building last week…

9 years ago

SF receives grant to help mentally ill offenders

San Francisco sheriff's department secured a $950,000 state grant to fund programs that would benefit low-level offenders suffering from mental…

9 years ago

Body cameras to watch over SF jail guards

San Francisco sheriff's deputies working as jail guards may be the first county jail guards in California to wear body-worn…

9 years ago

Judge clears Mirkarimi domestic violence conviction

A judge agreed to wipe a 2012 misdemeanor domestic violence conviction from San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's record.

9 years ago

FBI probes SF jail ‘gladiator’ fights

The FBI is investigating allegations that jail inmates were forced to fight gladiator-style by sheriff's deputies.

9 years ago

San Francisco issues tablets to inmates

Inmate education at the San Francisco Sheriff's Department just got a little more sophisticated.

10 years ago

SF moves to slash price of jailhouse phone calls

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi proposed a 70 percent reduction for 15-minute collect and pre-paid calls.

10 years ago

San Francisco moves into uncharted waters

The Board of Supervisors' vote last week to reinstate Ross Mirkarimi sent a message across the rotunda about mayoral powers.

12 years ago

Judge lets Mirkarimi see his son

The SF Sheriff accused of domestic violence against his wife has been granted limited visitation with his two-year-old son.

12 years ago

Bunch of skaters with a giant check

Skateboarders grinded and shredded in celebration to accept Tony Hawk's $10,000 donation for a new South of Market skate park.

12 years ago

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