CBS SF
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is helping to organize a choreographed dance by inmates and staff at county jails on Thursday as part of an international campaign against domestic violence.
Mirkarimi, whose own domestic violence case nearly led to his ouster from office last year, has invited the group Dancing Without Borders to coordinate a dance in both the men’s and women’s jails, sheriff’s Chief Deputy Kathy Gorwood said Wednesday. The Valentine’s Day dance will be to the song “Break the Chain,” the anthem for the One Billion Rising campaign against domestic violence.
Gorwood said rehearsals were held at the women’s jail at 425 Seventh St. on Tuesday and more practice was scheduled Wednesday at the men’s jail in San Bruno. Participation in the event is voluntary, and participants will include civilian employees from the sheriff’s department and other agencies that work with the inmates, she said.
Full story: SF Sheriff Mirkarimi Organizes Inmate Dance Show For Domestic Violence Campaign