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Bus full of inmates breaks down en route to SF jail
By sfexaminer.com
Published: 09/17/2018

A San Francisco Sheriff’s Department convoy transporting dozens of prisoners to jail at the Hall of Justice was temporarily stuck on the side of the road last week when an inmate transportation bus broke down for the second time this summer.

The bus had 25 inmates aboard when it lost power last Wednesday on Skyline Boulevard between College Drive and Westborough Boulevard in Pacifica, according to an incident report from the scene. Deputies stood guard with shotguns to prevent inmate escapes while waiting for assistance.

For Ken Lomba, head of the San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, the engine failure was just one example of the state of disrepair that some department vehicles are in. Lomba said when another bus full of inmates stalled on Interstate 280 in July, the battery died in a van headed to pick up the inmates.

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