Editor’s note: As we’ve reported, the Morris freeholders plan to take control of the Morris County Jail in September, to counter what they see as fiscal mismanagement. Sheriff Ed Rochford has termed the move a political power grab. On Thursday, Undersheriff William Schievella issued this statement about the latest state inspection of the lockup in Morris Township:
The New Jersey Department of Corrections concluded their annual independent inspection of the Morris County Correctional Facility this week and again, the Correctional Facility received a perfect score of 100 percent.
This came just after the American Correctional Association (ACA) gave the correctional facility a score of 98.6 percent, making this the 12th year in a row the correctional facility was nationally accredited.
The review was conducted by three out-of-state independent correctional professionals. This accreditation is one of prestige, as only 160 jails of the over 3,000 in the United States have ever accomplished this feat.
These two national accreditations finish up the three essential national assessments, earning the Morris County Sheriff’s Office the Triple Crown Award for the 11th year in a row.
The Triple Crown Award’s distinction have only been earned by 36 of the 3,083 Sheriff’s Offices nationwide.
This also comes on the heels of just having received re-accreditation from The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) with a perfect score of 100 percent for all essential standards and a 94 percent in the nonessential standards.
Sheriff Edward Rochford would like to congratulate the men and women of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Corrections for their continued outstanding work.
