Office of the Inspector General

We investigate allegations of misconduct against the San Francisco Sheriff's Office and its employees.

Thank you for your patience and support while Inspector General Wiley builds the Office of the Inspector General to become operational. While the Inspector General seeks the funds through the budget process to be able to serve the people of the city and county of San Francisco and deliver on the promise of Proposition D, the Department of Police Accountability will continue to provide independent investigations into complaints of serious misconduct against San Francisco Sheriff deputies and in-custody deaths pursuant to existing agreements.

Please stay tuned for updates about the transition of this work.

Welcome Our First Inspector General

Welcome Terry Wiley, the first Inspector General to head the Office of the Inspector General.

File a complaint

Start the complaint process about a Sheriff's Office Deputy or police policy.

Review DPA Sheriff Department reports

Review DPA monthly sheriff office reports.

Complainant Portal

View your case status on the complaint look-up portal.

Meetings

Meeting schedule

The Sheriff's Department Oversight Board meets on the first Friday of each month at SF City Hall.

Visit their website for more information: https://sf.gov/departments/sheriffs-department-oversight-board

OIG Monthly Newsletter

Click here to view OIG's Monthly Newsletter

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News

Inspector General Launches New Case Management and Complaint System to Provide Independent Oversight for San Francisco Sheriff's Office

March 21, 2024

Resources

Assembly Bill No. 1185

In September 2020, AB1185 - Sheriff's Oversight Commission was signed into law.

San Francisco Charter

Sec. 4.137 Sheriff's Department Oversight

Letter to the Mayor Dated August 21, 2020

Letter to the Mayor regarding the Letter of Agreement (LOA) between DPA and SFSO.

Build Out

Build out of the SDA-OIG

About

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) was approved by voters in 2020 to provide independent oversight for the Sheriff's Office.

The OIG will take over the work started by the Department of Police Accountability (DPA) to investigate allegations of misconduct against San Francisco Sheriff's Office deputies and its employees.

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