page_title: San Francisco Sheriff's Department
hierarchical_section_title: San Francisco Sheriff's Department
caption_attribution_description: English: Seal of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department.
context_page_description: The San Francisco Sheriff's Office, officially the City and County of San Francisco Sheriff's Office, is the sheriff's office for the City and County of San Francisco. The department has 850 deputized personnel, and support staff.
  The primary function of the SFSO is to operate the system of county jails where there is an average population of 2,200 inmates, and a number of individuals on supervised release programs.
  The SFSO also provides security and law enforcement in the following locations in San Francisco:
  the civil and criminal courts
  City Hall
  the Emergency Communications & Dispatch center
  San Francisco General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital, and several public health clinics
  The current sheriff is Paul Miyamoto, the first Asian-American sheriff in California.
  The SFSO is a separate organization from the San Francisco Police Department. However, SFSO deputies and SFPD officers have all attended a POST-mandated police academy, and are duly sworn California peace officers.
context_section_description: The San Francisco Sheriff's Office (SFSO), officially the City and County of San Francisco Sheriff's Office, is the sheriff's office for the City and County of San Francisco. The department has 850 deputized personnel, and support staff.
  The primary function of the SFSO is to operate the system of county jails where there is an average population of 2,200 inmates, and a number of individuals on supervised release programs.
  The SFSO also provides security and law enforcement in the following locations in San Francisco:
  the civil and criminal courts
  City Hall
  the Emergency Communications & Dispatch center
  San Francisco General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital, and several public health clinics
  The current sheriff is Paul Miyamoto, the first Asian-American sheriff in California.
  The SFSO is a separate organization from the San Francisco Police Department. However, SFSO deputies and SFPD officers have all attended a POST-mandated police academy, and are duly sworn California peace officers.
caption: Seal of the San Francisco Sheriff's Office
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