The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division announced in a media release this week that the jail passed its annual state inspection.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Bureau of Adult Detention on-site jail inspection was performed Oct. 29, according to a letter about from the department to Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks.

The inspection assessed compliance with some of the department’s standards, according to the letter, including reception and release, classification, security, housing, sanitation and environmental conditions, communication, visitation, medical and mental health services, food service, recreation and programming, inmate discipline, administrative segregation, grievance, staffing and staff training.

An inspector received or reviewed documentation and materials, toured selected areas of the jail and spoke with jail staff, the letter said.

“The Washington County Jail was found to be in compliance with the on-site jail inspection for the 2024 calendar year,” the letter said.

Bureau of Adult Detention State Jail Inspector David Hicks thanked the jail division for its cooperation with the inspection, according to the release.

The jail’s “continuing effort to maintain compliance with the Minimum Standards for Jail in Ohio is to be commended,” Hicks said in the release.

Washington County Jail Administration Maj. Kevin Carr said in the release that he is proud of the jail staff’s “commitment, dedication and corroborated efforts to meet all 179 standards.”

Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Mark Warden attributed the successful inspection to the staff’s professionalism, according to the release.