A San Francisco courtroom interpreter was beaten and hospitalized after being attacked by an in-custody defendant last month, raising concerns about safety measures in another public space monitored by the sheriff’s office.
The alleged Nov. 3 incident, which has not been previously reported, came just weeks before a hospital patient allegedly fatally stabbed a social worker at San Francisco General, where sheriff’s deputies also provide security.
In a letter to court and sheriff officials following the alleged Hall of Justice attack, Kenneth Wright’s fellow interpreters said they were “dismayed” by courtroom procedures that made the security breach possible…