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Board votes to close County Jail No. 4, sets November deadline and oversight requirements
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed on first reading an ordinance requiring closure of County Jail No. 4 by Nov. 1, 2020, tied to population reduction targets and a required Safety and Justice Challenge subcommittee. The measure passed 10–1 after debate over public safety and implementation details.
San Francisco supervisors voted 10–1 on May 5 to pass on first reading an ordinance directing the closure of County Jail Number 4 at the Hall of Justice by Nov. 1, 2020, and to create a Safety and Justice Challenge subcommittee to plan for population reductions and a safe transition.
The ordinance requires the city to reduce its daily jail population so that the remaining jail facilities operate at no more than 90% of capacity—established in the ordinance as 1,044 daily inmates—before County Jail No. 4 may be closed. The measure also directs the new subcommittee to submit progress reports to the Board of Supervisors in August and October with data and policy recommendations for safely meeting the population targets.
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