Okaloosa corrections chief details programs, capacity; county developing master plan for new jail

Jul 23, 2025

John Morin, chief of the Department of Corrections, reported July 22 on staffing, inmate services and rehabilitation programs while county staff said they have engaged a consultant to produce a master plan for a new jail, including phasing and cost estimates for a proposed 2,000‑bed facility.

The full story

John Morin, chief of the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections, briefed commissioners July 22 on facility operations, staffing, programs and plans to address capacity pressures.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in