Public defender says sheriff deputies arrange and gamble on jail fights in San Francisco jail
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sheriff's deputies arranged and gambled on fights between San Francisco jail inmates and told them to lie if they needed medical attention, an official said.
Public defender Jeff Adachi, an elected official, said that over the past few weeks at least four deputies at San Francisco County Jail threatened inmates with violence or withheld food if they did not fight, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.
Adachi said the ringleader in the fights was Deputy Scott Neu, who was accused in 2006 of forcing inmates to perform sexual acts on him. That case was settled out of court.
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Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi said he was "extremely disturbed" about the allegation. The department's internal affairs unit is investigating and the sheriff is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to do an independent investigation as well.
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Four deputies have been placed on administrative leave.