Escambia County Corrections was reaccredited for the fourth time by the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission on Tuesday, February 23 at the Accreditation Conference in St. Augustine. Commander Selina Barnes, Sgt. Walter Jefferis, Lt. Jason Walker, Accreditation Manager Wanda White and Financial Manager Whitney Lucas went to St. Augustine to sit for the accreditation inquiry. Corrections met 243 standards established by the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission.
Accreditation is the certification by an independent reviewing authority that an entity has met specific requirements and prescribed standards. These standards are recognized as best practices in the corrections community. They exceed the standards established through the Florida Model Jail Standards. Reaccreditation requires maintaining these standards for three years. Escambia County is proud to have achieved and maintained both state and national accreditation standards.
If the Corrections Department is reaccredited without any conditions during the next accreditation cycle, they will be recognized as an excelsior agency (five successful reaccreditations).
For more information, please contact the Escambia County Office of Community and Media Relations at (850) 595-3476 or email [email protected].
