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Inmate Stabbed at San Francisco County Jail During One-on-One Clash

The sheriff’s criminal investigation unit has opened a probe, with possible oversight by internal affairs or the Department of Police Accountability.

Overview

  • Deputies wheeled a wounded man from the 7th and Bryant facility shortly after noon as an ambulance was called.
  • Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said the incident involved two incarcerated people in a one-on-one confrontation and was contained.
  • The sheriff said he did not yet know the victim’s condition or the identities or housing units of those involved.
  • A specific weapon has not been identified, though Miyamoto said such incidents often involve a jail‑made shank.
  • Miyamoto was alerted to the altercation while attending Derrick Lew’s appointment event at the Hall of Justice nearby.