BROWNSTOWN — The Jackson County Jail has achieved national accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), recognizing its high standards in providing medical and mental health services to incarcerated individuals.
The accreditation follows a rigorous professional assessment conducted in June 2026, during which independent physicians and health care experts evaluated the facility on compliance with national standards governing inmate care, health promotion, disease prevention, safety protocols, personnel training, and administrative governance.
With the designation, the 248-bed Jackson County Jail becomes one of only three jail facilities in the state of Indiana to hold active NCCHC accreditation.
Key Care Upgrades and Community Partnerships
Officials credited a multi-year effort to modernize facility operations with achieving the benchmark. Over the past two years, the jail has overhauled its health care policies, expanded mental health coverage, hired dedicated medical staff, and established around-the-clock medical care for inmates.
Jackson County Sheriff Rick Meyer emphasized the department’s commitment to maintaining high standards of inmate care, stating that providing health care to incarcerated individuals is both a constitutional obligation and a duty his team strives to fulfill with innovation, excellence, and efficiency. He expressed gratitude toward the jail’s medical personnel, custody officers, and administrative leadership, saluting their hard work and dedication to supporting patient health within the facility.
Sheriff Meyer highlighted the facility’s collaboration with medical partner Quality Correctional Care, which worked alongside jail leadership for two years to implement the clinical protocols required to meet the NCCHC’s standards.
Deborah Ross, chief executive officer of the NCCHC, commended local officials for voluntarily pursuing the certification process, noting that standards-based care within correctional facilities ultimately leads to better public health outcomes for surrounding communities.
