Qualifications Correction Officers Age At least 20.5 years of age at the time of testing and 21 years of age by the time of appointment. Education Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma by the date of appointment is required. Citizenship All candidates must be a United States citizen at the time of appointment. ​ You do not have to be a resident of Suffolk County to apply for or work for the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. Background Correction Officers are entrusted with the responsibility of keeping our correctional facilities and incarcerated individuals safe. Therefore, there will be a qualifying medical, psychological, background and physical agility evaluation. Correction Officers are under the supervision of a higher-ranking officer. An officer in this class has the immediate responsibility for directing and supervising justice-involved individuals and maintaining order and security inside the Suffolk County Correctional Facilities. The officer is responsible for maintaining the custody, safety, and well-being of justice-involved individuals by enforcing the rules, regulations and laws to prevent disturbances, assaults, and escapes. Correction Officers are designated by New York State law as peace officers and may be required to carry firearms in the performance of certain duties. ​ Correction Officers must have a good knowledge of the policies, rules and regulations of the Suffolk County Correctional Facilities and applicable New York State laws, rules and regulations. They must have a good knowledge of first aid techniques, skill in the use and care of firearms and other less lethal weapons as required, the ability to deal fairly but firmly with individuals under their care, the ability to communicate effectively and be in the physical condition to deal with the demands of the position. Deputy Sheriffs Age At least 19.5 years of age at the time of testing and 20 years of age by the time of appointment. Education Graduation from a standard senior high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma by the date of appointment is required. Citizenship All candidates must be a United States citizen at the time of appointment. ​ Background Deputy Sheriffs are responsible for enforcing NYS laws including penal, civil and vehicle & traffic law, therefore, there will be a qualifying medical, psychological, background and physical agility evaluation. Deputy Sheriffs are under the general supervision of a commanding officer and have the responsibility of enforcing the laws of New York State, including Civil, Penal, and Vehicle & Traffic laws. Deputy Sheriffs make arrests, transport justice-involved individuals, serve legal processes, patrol highways, and secure court detention facilities. Routine assignments and special orders or the joining of task forces may be received from supervisors under the command of the Sheriff. ​ Deputy Sheriffs must have a good knowledge of civil and criminal law as they pertain to departmental operations; a good knowledge of court procedures; good knowledge of first aid methods; skill in the use and care of firearms; the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; the ability to act quickly and calmly in emergencies; the ability to enforce the law with firmness, tact and impartiality, and to deal courteously with the general public, as well as be in good physical condition to handle the demands of the position.

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HALT Act In accordance with the Humane Alternative to Solitary Confinement (HALT Act), and requirements set forth in the NYS Commission of Corrections Standards, below is the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office up-to-date statistics and data reporting. 2023 Segregated Confinement Statistics 2023 Residential Rehabilitative Units

EXECUTIVE STAFF Steven J. Kuehhas Undersheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr. Sheriff Kevin T. Catalina Undersheriff Michael J. Catuosco Deputy Undersheriff Corrections Division Michael J. Franchi Warden Vincenzo Barone Deputy Warden Christopher Black Deputy Warden Curtis Sclafani Deputy Warden Scott Walsh Deputy Warden Kevin Kelley Deputy Warden Policing & Operations Divisions Christopher Brockmeyer Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles L'Hommedieu Chief of Staff Christopher Guercio Deputy Sheriff Captain Salvatore Petrone Deputy Sheriff Captain Michael Smith Deputy Sheriff Captain Christopher Barry Deputy Sheriff Captain Daniel Berezny Deputy Sheriff Captain Sheriff's Executive Staff Victoria DiStefano Public Information Officer Owen Durney Assistant Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator Marlene Madorran Director of Personnel/Payroll Kevin O'Reilly Director of Employee Relations Elizabeth Rae Assistant to the Sheriff

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Executive Staff Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr. Read bio Undersheriff Steven J. Kuehhas Read bio Undersheriff Kevin T. Catalina Read bio Deputy Undersheriff Michael J. Catuosco Read bio Policing & Operations Divisions Chief Deputy Sheriff Christopher Brockmeyer Read bio Chief of Staff Charles L'Hommedieu Read bio Deputy Sheriff Captain Christopher Guercio Deputy Sheriff Captain Daniel Berezny Deputy Sheriff Captain Salvatore Petrone Deputy Sheriff Captain Christopher Barry Deputy Sheriff Captain Michael Smith Corrections Division Warden Michael J. Franchi Read bio Deputy Warden Vincenzo Barone Deputy Warden Christopher Black Deputy Warden Curtis Sclafani Deputy Warden Scott Walsh Sheriff's Executive Staff Confidential Assistant to the Sheriff Elizabeth Rae Public Information Officer Victoria Distefano Director of Employee Relations Kevin O'Reilly Director of Personel/Payroll Marlene Madorran Assistant Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator Owen Durney

FAQ'S DO YOU HAVE MULTI-LANGUAGE ACCESS? ​ Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr. has made it the policy of the Suffolk County Sher iff’s Office to take all reasonable measures to provide timely, meaningful access to individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) to the services and benefits the Sheriff’s Office provides in all Office sponsored programs. All Sheriff’s Office personnel shall provide free language assistance services to LEP individuals whom they encounter or whenever an LEP individual requests language assistance services. Sheriff’s Office personnel will inform citizens that language assistance services are available free of charge to LEP persons and Office personnel will provide these services to such persons. ​ This policy is outlined in Sheriff's Office Directive #18-001 and is in accordance with Suffolk County Legislature Introductory Resolution No. 1016-2020 and Local Law 25-2020, A Local Law to Expand Language Access Laws in Suffolk County. ​ Language Line Services All employees of the Sheriff’s Office have access to the Language Line service 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Language Line provides interpretation services in more than 200 different languages. Dual handset telephones for use in communicating via the Language Line service are available in all Sheriff’s Office facilities. ​ Multilingual Language Internet Customization To access our website in an alternative language, please use Google Translator at the upper left on the page. ​ WHAT IS YOUR PRIVACY POLICY? We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any way. In addition, we collect the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet including: login information, email address, computer and connection information. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information including: name, email address, communications, comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations and personal profile information. ​ We collect personal and non-personal information for the following purposes: To provide and operate our services; To provide our users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support; To be able to contact our visitors and users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages; To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred non-personal information which we may use to provide and improve our respective services; To comply with any applicable laws and regulations. COMMUNICATION The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office will only contact you via email with updates on events or promotional materials should you join our email list. WITHDRAW OF CONSENT If you would like to access, correct, amend or withdraw any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact us at paul.spinella@suffolkcountyny.gov . Please include your name and email address and include any changes or removal of information you would like. We will send you back a confirmation of your preferred changes. PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make changes to this policy, we will highlight changes or modifications here so that you are aware of information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it. COOKIES The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. 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