Weber County jail met 100% of mandatory accreditation standards, officials say

Lieutenant Alex Kabriki of the Weber County Sheriff’s Office said the county’s correctional facility met all 46 mandatory standards during a recent American Corrections Association (ACA) review as part of work toward reaccreditation.

“We had auditors come out. They have certain standards that we needed to meet. There were 46, I believe, mandatory standards that we had to hit, and all 100% of them were taken care of,” Kabriki said, crediting staff for their work preparing for the review. He added that the facility achieved about 96% compliance on non-mandatory, suggested standards.

The county’s presentation noted auditors evaluated both required and voluntary guidelines; Kabriki said the non-mandatory shortfalls reflected limitations related to the age of the building. “Chief Lely made the joke that . . . we could get 100% compliance if we had an entirely new building that wasn’t a quarter of a century old,” he said.

The update did not state a formal final reaccreditation notice from the ACA; county officials described the result as the outcome of a recent audit and said staff will continue work tied to standards that are not mandatory. The sheriff’s office framed the findings as recognition of staff work and as part of ongoing compliance efforts.

The commission meeting segment focused on the audit results and did not include a vote or a formal action to accept accreditation paperwork; Kabriki and county staff said they will continue to track any follow-up steps required by the ACA.