PINELLAS COUNTY, Florida — The Pinellas County Jail has been awarded accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) as of February 6, 2026.
The accreditation follows a comprehensive on-site review conducted from January 28-30, 2026, and will remain valid until January 2029. To achieve this status, the facility underwent a rigorous assessment by a team of experienced physicians and correctional health care experts. They evaluated the jail’s compliance with standards in areas such as patient care, health promotion, safety, disease prevention, governance, administration, personnel training, special needs services, and medical-legal issues…