Pinellas County Jail Awarded Reaccreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) (26-018)

PINELLAS COUNTY - On February 6, 2026, the Pinellas County Jail was awarded accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). The on-site review for accreditation was conducted from January 28-30, 2026, and the accreditation status will remain in place until January 2029.

To earn NCCHC accreditation, the Pinellas County Jail underwent a rigorous and professional assessment in January of 2026. During the assessment, a team of experienced physicians and experts in correctional health care surveyed the facility for compliance with jail-specific standards in several areas such as patient care and treatment, health promotion, safety and disease prevention, governance and administration, personnel and training, special needs and services, and medical-legal issues.

Accreditation by NCCHC signifies that your facility meets the nation's premier standards on correctional health care and indicates a commitment to providing incarcerated individuals with a constitutionally acceptable level of care, based on compliance with NCCHC’s rigorous standards. Accreditation translates into improved health status, fewer grievances and lawsuits, and reduces health risk to the community when incarcerated people are released.

For more information, please visit: https://ncchc.org