I hope you and your family, friends and loved ones are staying safe and healthy during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
I am inspired and encouraged by the commitment and effort that we are making in San Francisco and across California to lessen our exposure, flatten the curve and save lives.
The Sheriff's Office stood up our COVID-19 Department Operations Center (DOC) on Monday, March 16. At midnight, March 17, Mayor London Breed's shelter-in place-order went into effect. We entered a new normal that no one could have even imagined the previous day.
The Sheriff's Office is currently operating under a
COVID-19 Response and Action Plan,
which is specific to minimizing the risk of exposure in the community and jails.
To date, there are no known cases of coronavirus among the incarcerated population in our jails.
When I took office on January 8, 2020, I had many plans for the department. I have even more now. New ideas reveal themselves during emergencies.