July 22, 2021
While the SFPD seems to have picked up the pace on a years-long reform effort after criticism from the state on its slow progress, the last stragglers on the list of 272 reform recommendations from the Department of Justice may still take up to four years to implement, according to the SFPD s monthly update to the Police Commission on Wednesday.
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The Police Commission seems to have taken a more laissez-faire approach to holding the SFPD accountable for the reforms first presented in 2016, but this timeline, while unsurprising, is problematic as ever, according to former ACLU police practices attorney John Crew.
New documentary released by public defender s office
Bay City News Service
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A new documentary made with help from the San Francisco Public Defender s Office aims to shed light on the conditions of a halfway house in the city s Tenderloin neighborhood amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 11-minute film, One Eleven Taylor, documents what the public defender s office says are dangerous conditions at the re-entry center located at 111 Taylor St.
The film documents residents experiences as they struggle with what they say is a lack of COVID-19 protocols at the facility, which is run by the GEO Group, a company that operates private prisons and rehabilitation centers across the world. Because the residents there are on parole, the only other alternative to staying there is going back to jail for violating parole.