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Civil grand jury flags overtime, disability and staffing strains in county jails; Sheriff and DHR outline coordination steps
Summary
The civil grand jury's jails report identified excessive overtime, long‑term disability and staffing pressures and recommended a Budget and Legislative Analyst audit. Sheriff’s officials acknowledged disability-driven overtime and proposed training, policy clarifications and a budget request for additional deputies; DHR described weekly claims coordination and legal constraints.
The committee reviewed the civil grand jury’s Inquiry into the Operation and Programs of the San Francisco Jails and heard detailed findings on custody operations, inmate orientation, vocational programs and the financial impacts of worker injury and long‑term disability.
"We found overtime expenditures of $10,700,000 and an additional $3,500,000 associated with job related injury and illness," Michael Scahill, the grand jury presenter, said while urging Board consideration of an audit by the Budget and Legislative Analyst of workers' compensation and overtime costs.
Representatives of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department acknowledged the problems and…
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