Contact Information for Other States
| State | Meets or Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements for Licensure or Certification | Agency Information |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Does Not Meet | Agency: Alabama Department of Corrections Phone: 334-353-3883 Email: Contact - Alabama Dept of Corrections Website: Mailing Address: Alabama Department of Corrections 301 South Ripley Street P.O Box 301501 Montogmery, AL 36130 Notes: |
| Alaska | Does Not Meet | Agency: Alaska Department of Corrections Phone: 907-334-2381 Email: jennifer.winkelman@alaska.gov Website: Mailing Address: Alaska Department of Corrections 550 West 7th Avenue Suite 1800 Anchorage, AL 99501 Notes: |
| Arizona | Does Not Meet | Agency: Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board Phone: 602-223-2514 Email: mattg@azpost.gov Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 24070 Phoenix, AZ 85074 Notes: |
| Arkansas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Arkansas Department of Public Safety- Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training Phone: 501-682-2260 Email: Contact Us - Arkansas Department of Public Safety Website: Mailing Address: 4 State Police Plaza Drive Little Rock, AR 72209 Notes: |
| California | Does Not Meet | Agency: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Phone: 916-324-7308 Email: Contact CDCR - CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 942883 Sacramento, CA 94283 Notes: |
| Colorado | Does Not Meet | Agency: Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Phone: 720-508-6724 Email: certification@coag.gov Website: Mailing Address: 1300 Broadway, 9th Floor Denver, CO 80203 Notes: Detention Officer training is not uniform nationwide. Although there is a process by which out-of-state persons may have their training evaluated for reciprocity/credit for prior training, Completely dependant on the state you are seeking reciprocity in and their own criteria. |
| Connecticut | Does Not Meet | Agency: Connecticut State Department of Correction Phone: 860-692-7480 Email: None Found Website: Mailing Address: 24 Wolcott Hill Road Wethersfield, CT 06109 Notes: |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet | Agency: Delaware Department of Correction Phone: 302-739-5601 Email: Contact us - Department of Correction - State of Delaware Website: Mailing Address: 245 McKee Road Dover, DE 19904 Notes: |
| Florida | Does Not Meet | Agency: Florida Department of Law Enforcement Phone: 850-410-7000 Email: Contact FDLE (state.fl.us) Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 1489 Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489 Notes: |
| Georgia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Georgia Peace Officers and Standards and Training Council Phone: 770-732-5604 Email: tmcormick@gapost.org Website: https://gapost.org/certification-requirements/annual-training-requirements/ Mailing Address: P.O Box 349 Clarkdale, GA 30111 Notes: |
| Hawaii | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Phone: 808-587-1288 Email: dcr.office.of.the.director@hawaii.gov Website: Mailing Address: 1177 Alakea Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Notes: |
| Idaho | Does Not Meet | Agency: Idaho Peace Office Standards and Training Phone: 208-884-7250 Email: brad.johnson@post.idaho.gov Website: Mailing Address: 700 South Stratford Drive Meridian, ID 83642 Notes: |
| Illinois | Does Not Meet | Agency: Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Phone: 217-782-4540 Email: PTB.Certification@Illinois.gov Website: Mailing Address: 500 South 9th Street Springfield, IL 62701 Notes: Reciprocity Information: |
| Indiana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Indiana Law Enforcement Agency Phone: 317-837-3230 Email: RoAllen@ilea.in.gov Website: Mailing Address: 5402 South County Road 700 East Plainfield, IN 46168 Notes: |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet | Agency: Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Phone: 515-331-5772 Email: Donna.Hallstrom@iowa.gov Website: Mailing Address: 7105 Northwest 70th Avenue Burma Road- Building 4640 Jonhston, IA 50131 Notes: Reciprocity: |
| Kansas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Phone: 620-694-1400 Email: kletc@kletc.org Website: Mailing Address: 11009 South Hornet Road Hutchinson, KS 67501 Notes: Reciprocity(Scroll to bottom of page): |
| Kentucky | Does Not Meet | Agency: Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Phone: 859-622-6218 Email: klecs@ky.gov Website: Mailing Address: 4449 Kit Carson Drive, Suite 401 Richmond, KY 40475, USA Notes: Reciprocity: |
| Louisiana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Phone: 225-342-6740 Email: About DPS&C - Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 94304 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 Notes: |
| Maine | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of Maine Department of Corrections Phone: 207-287-2711 Email: Michelle.Senence@maine.gov Website: Mailing Address: 25 Tyson Drive 3rd Floor State House Station 11 Augusta, ME 04333 Notes: |
| Maryland | Does Not Meet | Agency: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Phone: 877-379-8636 Email: DPSCS.Career@maryland.gov Website: Mailing Address: 6776 Reistertown Road-Suite 208 Baltimore, MD 21215 Notes: |
| Massachusetts | Does Not Meet | Agency: Massachusetts Department of Correction Phone: 508-422-3300 Email: Department of Correction Division and Staff Directory | Mass.gov Website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-correction Mailing Address: 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Notes: |
| Michigan | Does Not Meet | Agency: Michigan Department of Corrections Phone: 517-335-1426 Email: EDOC - Contact the Michigan Department of Corrections (state.mi.us) Website: Mailing Address: Grandview Plaza 206 East Michigan Avenue P.O Box 30003 Lansing, MI 48909 Notes: |
| Minnesota | Does Not Meet | Agency: Minnesota Department of Corrections Phone: 651-643-3060 Email: postboard.agency.docs@state.mn.us Website: https://mn.gov/post/ Mailing Address: 1600 University Avenue, Suite 200 St Paul, MN 55104 Notes: |
| Mississippi | Does Not Meet | Agency: Mississippi Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training Phone: 601-391-4896 Email: standards.training@dps.ms.gov Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 1633 Canton, MS 39046 Notes: |
| Missouri | Does Not Meet | Agency: Missouri Department of Corrections Phone: 573-751-2389 Email: Contact Us | Missouri Department of Corrections (mo.gov) Website: Mailing Address: 2729 Plaza Drive P.O Box 236 Jefferson, MO 65102 Notes: |
| Montana | Does Not Meet | Agency: Montana Peace Officers Standards and Training Council Phone: 406-444-9975 Email: Contact Post - Montana Department of Justice (dojmt.gov) Website: https://dojmt.gov/post/post-certification-requirements/ Mailing Address: 2260 Sierra Road East Helena, MT 59602 Notes: Reciprocity/Legal Recognition: |
| Nebraska | Does Not Meet | Agency: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Phone: 402-471-2654 Email: None Found Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 94661 Lincoln, NE 68509 Notes: Reciprocity: |
| Nevada | Does Not Meet | Agency: Nevada POST Phone: 775-687-7678 Email: kfloyd@post.state.nv.us Website: Mailing Address: 5587 Wa Pai Shone Avenue Carson City, NV 89701 Notes: Reciprocity: |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet | Agency: New Hampshire Department of Corrections Phone: 603-271-5600 Email: DOC-Recruitment@doc.nh.gov Website: Mailing Address: 64 South Street Concord, NH 03301 Notes: |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet | Agency: New Jersey Department of Corrections Phone: 609-292-4036 Email: New Jersey Department of Corrections (nj.gov) Website: Mailing Address: 25 Market Street P.O Box 085 Trenton, NJ 08625 Notes: New Jersey has no reciprocity agreements for detention officers from other states. |
| New Mexico | Does Not Meet | Agency: New Mexico Corrections Department- Training Academy Phone: 505-827-8900 Email: Contact Us | NMCD - New Mexico Corrections Department Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 27116 Santa Fe, NM 87502 Notes: |
| New York | Does Not Meet | Agency: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Phone: 518-457-4957 Email: Contact Us Form » NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Website: Mailing Address: 1220 Washington Avenue Harriman State Campus Albany, NY 12226 Notes: |
| North Carolina | Meets | Agency: NC DOJ - North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission Phone: (919) 779-8213 Email: https://ncdoj.gov/contact-doj/ Website: https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/sheriffs/detention-officer-certification-course/ Mailing Address: NC Sheriffs' Training & Standards Commission PO Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Notes: The mandated 174-hour course takes approximately 5 weeks to complete and concludes with a comprehensive written exam. Upon successful completion of the course, the new detention officer will be eligible to be certified as a detention officer in North Carolina. There are more than 50 accredited DOCC delivery sites in North Carolina. They include community colleges, sheriff’s offices, and the North Carolina Justice Academy. |
| North Dakota | Does Not Meet | Agency: North Dakota Peace Officer Standards and Training Phone: 701-328-5504 Email: ph420@nd.gov Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 1054 Bismarck, ND 58502 Notes: Reciprocity: |
| Ohio | Does Not Meet | Agency: Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Phone: 740-845-2700 Email: Contact Us | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ohio.gov) Website: https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Ohio-Peace-Officer-Training-Academy Mailing Address: 30 Broad Street, 14th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Notes: |
| Oklahoma | Does Not Meet | Agency: Oklahoma Department of Corrections Phone: 405-425-2500 Email: Contact (oklahoma.gov) Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 11400 Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0400 Notes: |
| Oregon | Does Not Meet | Agency: Oregon Department of Corrections Phone: 503-945-9090 Email: DOC.Info@doc.oregon.gov Website: Mailing Address: 3723 Fairview Industrial Drive Southeast 200 Salem, OR 97302 Notes: |
| Pennsylvania | Does Not Meet | Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Phone: 717-728-2573 Email: ra-contactdoc@pa.gov Website: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/cor.html Mailing Address: 1920 Technology Parkway Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Notes: |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet | Agency: State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections Phone: 401-462-1000 Email: Contact Us | Department of Corrections (ri.gov) Website: Mailing Address: 40 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Notes: |
| South Carolina | Does Not Meet | Agency: South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy Phone: 803-896-7779 Email: LJswindler@sccja.sc.gov Website: Mailing Address: 5400 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29212 Notes: Reciprocity/Transfers: |
| South Dakota | Does Not Meet | Agency: South Dakota Department of Corrections Phone: 605-773-3478 Email: No Email Address Found Website: Mailing Address: 3200 East Highway 54, c/o 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 Notes: |
| Tennessee | Does Not Meet | Agency: Tennessee Corrections Institute Phone: 615-741-3816 Email: william.wall@tn.gov Website: Mailing Address: 279 D Stewarts Ferry Pike Nashville, TN 37214 Notes: |
| Texas | Does Not Meet | Agency: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Phone: 512-936-7700 Email: Contact Us | Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Website: Mailing Address: 6330 East Highway 290, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78723 Notes: Reciprocity/Out of State Peace Officers: |
| Utah | Does Not Meet | Agency: Utah Department of Corrections-Training Academy Phone: 801-256-2450 Email: corrections@utah.gov Website: Mailing Address: Training Division Larry H Miller Campus Salt Lake Community College 410 West 9800 South Notes: |
| Vermont | Does Not Meet | Agency: Vermont Department of Corrections Phone: 802-241-2442 Email: James.Rice@vermont.gov Website: Mailing Address: 280 State Drive, NOB 2 South Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Notes: |
| Virginia | Does Not Meet | Agency: Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Phone: 804-786-8718 Email: https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/vadcjs_user/772/contact Website: Mailing Address: 1100 Bank Street Richmond, VA 23219 Notes: |
| Washington | Does Not Meet | Agency: Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Phone: 206-835-7300 Email: monica.alexander@cjtc.wa.gov Website: Mailing Address: 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, Washington 98148 Notes: |
| West Virginia | Does Not Meet | Agency: West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Phone: 304-558-2036 Email: Contact DCR: DCR (accessgov.com) Website: Mailing Address: 1409 Greenbrier Street Charleston, WV 25311 Notes: |
| Wisconsin | Does Not Meet | Agency: Wisconsin Department of Corrections Phone: 608-240-5000 Email: DOC Contact Us (wi.gov) Website: https://doc.wi.gov/Pages/Home.aspx Mailing Address: 3099 East Washington Avenue Madison, WI 53704 Notes: Reciprocity Information: |
| Wyoming | Does Not Meet | Agency: Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Phone: 307-358-8213 Email: chris.walsh1@wyo.gov Website: Mailing Address: 1556 Riverbend Drive Douglas, WY 82633 Notes: |
| District of Columbia | Does Not Meet | Agency: District of Columbia Department of Corrections Phone: 202-698-4932 Email: doc@dc.gov Website: Mailing Address: District of Columbia Department of Corrections 3924 Minnesota Avenue, Northeast, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20019 Notes: |
| American Samoa | Does Not Meet | Agency: No Licensing Board Found Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Notes: |
| Guam | Does Not Meet | Agency: Guam Department of Corrections Phone: 671-735-5170 Email: fred.bordallo@doc.gua,.gov Website: Mailing Address: P.O Box 3236 Hagatna, Guam 96932 Notes: Reciprocity Information(begin reading on page 19): |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Does Not Meet | Agency: CNMI Department of Corrections Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Susupe, Saipan 96950 Notes: |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet | Agency: No Licensing or Certification Board Found Phone: Email: Website: Mailing Address: Notes: |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Does Not Meet |
