Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, Maj. Tim Age, Capt. Jon Crane, Accreditation Specialist Mary Valdez, Sgt. Alvarez Rice and American Correctional Association Commissioners pose for a picture on Saturday after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received its reaccreditation.   

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office receives reaccreditation honors

The Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Corrections received reaccreditation from the American Correctional Association (national corrections accreditation) on Saturday.

The Sheriff’s Office is professionally accredited by five separate accreditation agencies:

  • The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (national law enforcement accreditation)
  • The American Correctional Association (national corrections accreditation)
  • The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditations
  • The Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission
  • The National Commission on Correctional Health Care

The process for any professional accreditation is extremely difficult and requires extensive preparation, many inspections – both internal and by the accreditation agency itself – and a level of professionalism that is not easily achieved. Accreditation requires an agency to adhere to exacting standards in hundreds of different areas, including operations, record keeping, finance, equipment, training and many others.

And it doesn’t stop with accreditation being awarded. The agency must be re-accredited every two to three years by each organization. This entails more inspections and more close examination to ensure the agency continues to live up to required standards.

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