"A vacant city-owned warehouse is going to become the drunk tank for people on drugs, as arresting people and trying to sober them up is Mayor Lurie's latest attempt to cut down on drug use on San Francisco streets. Now ten months in office, SF Mayor Daniel Lurie has tried a number of strategies to combat San Francisco's fentanyl scourge."
"According to the Chronicle, the sobering center will feature 16 to 25 reclining chairs where detainees will be placed to rest. It will be overseen by the SF Sheriff's Office (they run County Jail too) and run by some yet-unnamed city contractor. Once suspects are booked, they'll be forced to sit and get sober, and be connected with addiction counselors and/or and case managers."
Daniel Lurie plans to convert a vacant city-owned building at 444 Sixth Street into a sobering center to detain people arrested for drug use. The facility will provide 16 to 25 reclining chairs, be overseen by the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, and be operated by a yet-unnamed city contractor. Arrested individuals will be booked, placed to rest, and required to meet with addiction counselors and case managers. The plan follows earlier measures including a fentanyl emergency ordinance and a Sixth Street crime crackdown, and faces criticism as a coercive approach with previous raids producing few convictions.
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