"The first individual was brought to the new RESET Center in SoMa Monday morning, and we'll have to see how this experiment goes. That forced/coerced sobering center... opened Monday morning, and Mission Local reports on the first arrival a man photographed being loaded out of an SFPD cruiser, in handcuffs."
"This isn't a jail, and people are being sort of held there, it raises some legal questions which were apparently of some concern to the city attorney's office back in February."
"Chiu noted that the leak created potential legal exposure for the city in the case of future lawsuits over the RESET Center."
"The RESET Center is located at 444 Sixth Street, and it's being run by Arizona-based firm Connections Health Solutions... It reportedly contains 25 leather reclining chairs where arrestee/patients can recline and sober up."
The RESET Center opened in SoMa as a forced sobering alternative to jail, allowing individuals to sober up under supervision. The first individual arrived in handcuffs, indicating a complex legal status. Concerns about the legality of holding individuals there prompted a confidential memo from the city attorney's office. The center, operated by Connections Health Solutions, features 25 reclining chairs for arrestees to recover. Despite legal questions, Mayor Lurie and the Board of Supervisors support the pilot project.
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