Congratulations to the Omaha Correctional Center, Diagnostic and Evaluation Center, Community Corrections Center-Omaha and the Cornhusker State Industries for earning re-accreditation from the American Correctional Association (ACA).

NDCS is the 10th corrections system in the nation to be 100% accredited by ACA, thereby earning the prestigious Golden Eagle Award.

The American Correctional Association (ACA) is a private, non-profit, non-governmental trade association and accrediting body for the corrections industry, the oldest and largest such association in the world.

Accreditation is a system of verification that correctional agencies/facilities comply with national standards promulgated by the ACA. Accreditation is achieved through a series of reviews, evaluations, audits and hearings.

The standards created and refined by the ACA represent fundamental correctional practices that ensure staff and inmate safety and security; enhance staff morale; improve record maintenance and data management capabilities; assist in protecting the agency against litigation; and improve the function of the facility or agency at all levels.

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