Sheriff To provide for the safe and secure detention of persons arrested or under court order; to operate the county jail facilities and alternative sentencing programs; to provide security for city facilities; and to carry out criminal and civil warrants and court orders.
SERVICES PROGRAMS organizes and operates the Department’s
The Sheriff Department’s services are organized into the following divisions:
many innovative alternatives to incarceration and incustody programs, including the Five Keys Charter High School, the award winning Resolve to Stop the Violence Program (RSVP), the No Violence Alliance (NoVA) Project, drug treatment programs and the Garden Project.
ADMINISTRATION includes the Office of the Sheriff and
central departmental functions such as financial services and payroll. This division includes the Civil Services unit, which serves subpoenas and executes warrants on behalf of the Superior Court, performs evictions and provides eviction assistance to tenants.
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING is responsible for the
recruitment, background testing and ongoing training of the Department’s staff.
COURT SECURITY provides security staffing for the 79
courtrooms at the Civic Center Courthouse, Hall of Justice and Family Courts at the Youth Guidance Center. CUSTODY AND JAIL PROGRAMS facilitates the intake,
classification and custody of inmates. The Department operates jail facilities at 425 Seventh Street (Jails 1 and 2), the Hall of Justice (Jails 3 and 4), and the San Bruno Jail Complex (Jails 5 and 6).
SHERIFF FIELD AND SECURITY SERVICES
provides security for various city facilities. This division also coordinates assistance to the San Francisco Police Department for demonstrations and mass arrests, as well as Homeland Security operations, planning and training. For more information, call (415) 554-7225 or 311; or visit www.sfsheriff.com
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT oversees the
Department’s vehicles and the maintenance of the jails and training facilities.
BUDGET DATA SUMMARY Total Expenditures Total FTE
2009–10 Actual
2010–11 Budget
2011–12 Proposed
Change from 2010–11
% Change from 2010–11
168,820,618
155,450,148
171,479,131
16,028,982
10%
1,047
953
999
46
5%
DEPARTMENT BUDGETS 367