Command Staff
The Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission was formed to establish a process by which jails across the state could evaluate and improve their overall performance through a formal accreditation process. Our facility obtained full accreditation in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and again in 2022. The jail’s medical provider also received national level accreditation through the National Commission on Correctional Health Care in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and again in 2020.
Accreditation is a long-term and continuing goal of this department requiring a lot of hard work and dedication on the part of jail staff. In the end, however, the process helps us maintain the highest level of professional service to the community, and provide a thorough review of the department’s status and readiness.
Cost of Incarceration
New arrivals at the jail learn that being incarcerated can be costly in more ways than one. Inmates are billed for a portion of the costs incurred for their care. They are charged a subsistence fee each time they are booked and a co-payment for medical services and prescriptions. Fees are collected to help offset the cost of incarceration paid by the taxpayers. See inmate handbook for more information.
Inmate Work Crews
The Department of Corrections provides many services to the county by way of inmate work crews. Sentenced, non-violent inmates are assigned to county work crews to assist in maintenance and other projects around the county.
Training/Education
To enter the field of Corrections, officers must successfully complete a Correctional Officer Basic Recruit Academy at a certified criminal justice training center, and pass the state officers certification examination. A Temporary Employment Authorization (TEA) or equivalency of training options may be authorized under certain circumstances.
Correctional Officer (BASIC) (PSAV) FDLE Training Website
Nolan Weeks
Corrections Director | Chief
Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners
1200 East James Lee Boulevard
Crestview, FL 32539
Phone: (850) 689-5690
Fax: (850) 689-5092
E-Mail
302 N. Wilson St. - Suite 302
Crestview, FL 32536
1250 N. Eglin Parkway, Suite 100
Shalimar, FL 32579
Call 850-689-5050 or 850-423-1542 for all departments.