BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff’s Jail Management Division earned reaccreditation from the New York State Sheriff’s Association (NYSSA).
After touring the Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility for multiple days, accreditation team members reviewed and evaluated 166 accreditation standards, including agency procedures, facility maintenance, records management, internal affairs and incarcerated population medical standards.
After the review was completed, the accreditation team recommended the Erie County Sheriff’s Jail Management Division.
“Accreditation is the high water mark for law enforcement, and it takes extreme dedication and particular attention to detail to achieve,” said Sheriff John Garcia. “I am proud that the evaluators deemed the facilities to be effectively managed and organized and found that the staff were knowledgeable about their responsibilities and overachieved when meeting standards.”
The NYSSA’s Corrections Division Accreditation lasts five years. This is the second time the Erie County Sheriff’s Office has earned the honor.
Sheriff Garcia went on to say, “This reaccreditation shows my office is implementing best practices to achieve these high standards. It also demonstrates that while the staff is forced to work grueling schedules and hours, they have the dedication to maintain or overachieve when meeting the accreditation standards. I am very proud to lead a group like this.”