- November 7, 2025
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility has been awarded the 2025 Detention Facility Innovation Award by the National Institute for Jail Operations.
Sheriff Rick Staly and Court and Detention Services Chief Dan Engert accepted the award on Oct. 15 during the JAILCON25 Southern Regional Conference in Mobile, Alabama, a FCSO press release said. The award is given to detention facilities that have demonstrated exceptional achievement in developing or enhancing an aspect or feature in the facility's operations in the past year.
This is the second time the Sheriff Perry Hall facility has been given the award. The first time was in 2022 for its implementation of the Successful Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Treatment program and the Homeward Bound Initiative, the press release said.
In the three years since, both programs have been expanded through collaboration with community partners.
Sheriff Rick Staly said it was an honor to receive the award and have the detention facility recognized again as "being on the leading-edge for correctional facilities in the country with inmate services.”
“Our detention team and our partners deserve all the credit in the world for embracing the vision of helping inmates turn their lives around," Staly said.
The Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility is a two-diamond accredited corrections facility and has received multiple national awards and recognitions.
“If we can keep inmates from returning to jail, that’s a win for the inmate and the community and Sheriff Staly’s goal of reducing crime," Engert said. "I thank our staff members and our community partners for the role they play in improving our community.”
