San Francisco Jail
Named in the records1915–2014
36 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1915–2014: 11 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 25 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 36: 11 Board decisions, 25 facts from city reports
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- 1915–2014
What the records say
All 36 records, in date order. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Charter amendment raising San Francisco jail guards' annual pay from $600 (≈ $20,016 in 2026 dollars) to $900 (≈ $30,024 in 2026 dollars) was ordered submitted to voters. | submitted_to_voters | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-02-02 | The Board asked the Mayor to arrange a meeting with San Mateo County supervisors about a San Francisco jail site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-05-11 | Proposed resolution asks San Mateo County to approve purchase of Cassinelli Ranch for a San Francisco jail site. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-06-08 | Request asking San Mateo County to approve buying the 420-acre Cassinelli Ranch for a San Francisco jail was laid over. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-03-25 | Advisory Committee for Adult Detention report on San Francisco jail conditions was referred to the Fire, Safety and Police Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-07-01 | Director of Public Health authorized to seek federal funds to improve medical services for San Francisco jail inmates. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-05-17 | Board authorizes amended agreement raising the per diem [name withheld] and San Mateo counties pay for prisoners housed in San Francisco jail. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | San Francisco jail system · population: over 1500 in-jail prisoners | building | City report: Report to the mayor from the Jail Overcrowding Committee scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | San Francisco jail bond request · cost usd: $40 million goal for San Francisco from next state jail bond issue | project | City report: Report to the mayor from the Jail Overcrowding Committee scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | San Francisco jail system · other: Entire jail system continuously overcrowded since the beginning of 1985 | site | City report: Report to the mayor from the Jail Overcrowding Committee scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | San Francisco jail booking and rebooking sample · other: Average of 1.2 days between booking and rebooking for a sample of 393 persons | finding | City report: District attorney and police department budgets : overcharging of arrestees scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Master Calendar System · finding: Would not appear to have potential for significant relief of jail overcrowding | finding | City report: District attorney and police department budgets : overcharging of arrestees scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Night Court · recommendation: Establishment of a Night Court may have a positive impact on jail overcrowding and warrants further study | recommendation | City report: District attorney and police department budgets : overcharging of arrestees scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Needs assessment study · cost usd: $200,000 - $250,000 | measure | City report: Report to the mayor from the Jail Overcrowding Committee scanned page ↗ |
| 1991 | San Francisco Jail Population Management Plan · other: up to 420 beds saved (800 total with new Work Furlough Facility) | measure | City report: San Francisco jail population management plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1992 | Voluntary HIV testing program, San Francisco jail · other: Program began; 1,200 inmates tested to date | event | City report: San Francisco HIV prevention plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1994 | HIV testing in San Francisco jail population · finding: Seropositivity rate 8% for men and 16% for women | finding | City report: San Francisco HIV prevention plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1994 | San Francisco jail inmates HIV testing · finding: seropositivity rate is 8% for men and 16% for women | finding | City report: San Francisco HIV prevention plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | San Francisco Jail population · finding: 75% were 4th to 6th grade level | finding | City report: Summary of inmate programs scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | San Francisco Jail population · finding: 80% have a drug/alcohol problem | finding | City report: Summary of inmate programs scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | San Francisco Jail population · finding: 85% have no jobs | finding | City report: Summary of inmate programs scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | San Francisco Jail population · finding: 50-60% of males have record of domestic violence/violence | finding | City report: Summary of inmate programs scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | San Francisco Jail population · finding: 85% are parents | finding | City report: Summary of inmate programs scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | San Francisco jail deputies · event: deputies used art work on the walls to motivate a prisoner to go to the drug and alcohol program | event | City report: Summary of inmate programs scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | Supervisors Yee, Ammiano and Bierman requested a hearing on medical care in the San Francisco jail system after [name withheld] died; sent to Public Health Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999-07-26 | Hearing requested on inmate conditions and overcrowding at the San Francisco jail, sent to the Housing and Social Policy Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-06-08 | Private firm proposed for jail health care instead of city staff. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-11-04 | A hearing on the Civil Grand Jury inquiry into San Francisco jail operations and programs was referred to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | San Francisco jail system · population: 1631 at month's end | building | City report: Report to the mayor from the Jail Overcrowding Committee scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | SF Jail (Sheriff's Department) · event: Number of African American inmates passes 1,000 mark | event | City report: Final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1994 | San Francisco jail system · other: jail population 2,083 | measure | City report: Report for the Budget Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors : zero-based budget analysis scanned page ↗ |
| 1991 | San Francisco Jail Population Management Plan · other: San Francisco Jail Population Management Plan, May 22, 1991 | project | City report: San Francisco jail population management plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Jail survey (Jail Overcrowding Committee) · finding: 42% of all bookings were misdemeanors, generally cited out within 5 hours | finding | City report: District attorney and police department budgets : overcharging of arrestees scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Jail survey (Jail Overcrowding Committee) · finding: Average length of stay in custody for all releases was 23.5 hours | finding | City report: District attorney and police department budgets : overcharging of arrestees scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Jail survey (Jail Overcrowding Committee) · finding: Persons booked on no warrant felonies spent an average of 38.2 hours in jail before release | finding | City report: District attorney and police department budgets : overcharging of arrestees scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Public inebriates booking · finding: Public inebriates accounted for slightly over 5% of all bookings | finding | City report: District attorney and police department budgets : overcharging of arrestees scanned page ↗ |
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