- October 13, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
Flagler County's sheriff recently graduated from an invitation-only jail administration course provided by the National Sheriff's Institute.
The course was provided at no cost to Flagler County taxpayers and held in Quantico, Virginia at the FBI Academy. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly was one of 22 sheriffs from around the country invited to train in contemporary challenges facing correctional facility operations, according to a press release from the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
“Since being elected sheriff, it has been my mission to make the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, also known as the Green Roof Inn, one of the best jails in the country,” Staly said.
Staly's class was the course's second completed session. The NSI is the only executive leadership training program designed specifically for sheriff's, the press release said. The institute has two main courses of study: the recently created jail administration course and a leadership development course designed to prepare new sheriffs for the office's demands. Staly graduated from that course's 112th session, the press release said.
The courses are funded by the National Institute of Corrections and the U.S. Department of Justice in collaboration with Major County Sheriffs of America, the release said.
Sheriffs who attended the class operate jail facilities from only eight beds to 1,000 beds, the press release said. The course enhanced the sheriffs' knowledge on their responsibilities, legal implications, the sheriff's role as a leader and much more.
Attendees were either self-nominated or nominated by the MCSA, Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association, Committee of State Sheriffs' Associations, or the National Sheriff’s Association, the press release said.
"While there is always the opportunity for improvement," Staly said, "it was gratifying to know that our accredited detention facility and detention team are now on the cutting edge of successful programs being offered in a jail setting.”
