Corrections_Today_May_June_2019

American Correctional Association

Setting a NEW Standard in Jails!

• Enhance professionalism • Improve conditions of confinement • Enhance operations • Improve public credibility • Increase morale

Accreditation: Excellence in Jails “The entire process has further enhanced our overall operations and is an endeavor I would highly recommend to any local detention center.” –Scott Hassell, Ph.D., chief of corrections, Etowah County, Ala. “There are three things you never compromise: staff, staff training and life safety issues. ACA accreditation sets the benchmarks to achieve these tasks.” –J. Barry Brady, Jailer, Marion County (KY) Detention Center

American Correctional Association • Standards and Accreditation Department Phone: (800) 222-5646 • Email: davidh@aca.org • Web: www.aca.org

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