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Supervisors press agencies for tighter coordination after deaths tied to people on supervision; SFPD, DA, probation and sheriff outline fixes

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee · February 25, 2021
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Summary

A multi‑hour hearing examined rearrests of people on parole/probation, links to substance use and gaps in interagency communication. SFPD announced double‑check notifications and policy updates; the District Attorney described higher filing rates for repeat arrestees and proposed a fentanyl task force; probation, sheriff and pretrial services outlined data and service limits and urged improved shared technology and treatment capacity.

The Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee held an extended hearing to analyze "loopholes and areas of failure" in the criminal justice system for people on parole, probation or pretrial supervision, focusing on recent incidents that resulted in tragic deaths and on whether repeat arrests are driven by substance use and gaps in supervision.

Supervisor Asha Safai said the goal was to identify points of intervention and improve coordination among the SFPD, District Attorney’s Office, Adult Probation, Sheriff’s Department, pretrial services and state parole representatives. Law‑enforcement and justice officials described gaps in communication and technology and proposed near‑term and systemic changes.

SFPD Deputy Chief David Lazar described the…

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