SF Sheriff gets green light to resume using ankle monitors

SF Sheriff gets green light to resume using ankle monitors

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Sheriff Paul Miyamoto announced Monday that the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office will resume using electronic ankle monitors for some accused criminals who are out of custody awaiting trials. The sheriff recently received a green light from U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit judges to utilize ankle monitors for defendants in the Pre-Trial Electronic Monitoring (PTEM) program. Judges also ruled in favor for allowing searche…

Local woman put on electronic monitoring in urine-contamination case

A woman accused of using urine to cause damage at local businesses, including a grocery store and a hotel, was placed on electronic monitoring for 45 days Monday at the state’s request.

SF officials plan to restart electronic monitoring program following court ruling

The San Francisco Sheriff's Office said it plans to restart a controversial electronic pretrial monitoring program after a ruling from a federal court.