The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday it has been awarded the rare third jewel in the Triple Crown of law enforcement. The award was established by the National Sheriff’s Association to recognize sheriff’s offices that achieve simultaneous accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), the American Correctional Association’s Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (ACA) and the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare (NCCHC). read more