COLUMBIANA, AL – On October 2, 2017, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) became the first jail in Alabama to undergo and successfully meet Accreditation requirements through the National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO). The NIJO accreditation process requires agencies pursing accreditation to provide policies and documented proofs of compliance to ascertain their policies meet requirements of…
Indiana Jail Achieves National Accreditation
The NIJO accreditation process requires agencies pursing accreditation to provide policies and documented proofs of compliance to ascertain their policies meet requirements of the law and that they are being practiced and followed. There were 594 applicable legal based guidelines, specific to correctional case law governing the state of Indiana, the 7th Circuit Court of…
PCSO Jail Passes National Re-Accreditation Review
PCSO Jail Passes National Re-Accreditation Review Florence, AZ – On February 6, 2016, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office became the first jail in the nation to undergo and successfully meet reaccreditation requirements through the National Institute for Jail Operations. Pinal County Detention Center was among the first in the United States to achieve NIJO Accreditation….