Daniel Engert

Chief of the Court and Detention Division - Flagler County Sheriff's Office

Daniel Engert began his career with the Niagara County (NY) Sheriff’s Office in 1990. He is a US DOJ PREA auditor, an AJA Certified Jail Manager, and an NCCHC Certified Correctional Health Professional. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Jail Association and is currently a Commissioner (Vice-Chair) on the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission. He served the New York State Sheriff’s Association Accreditation Program as an auditor and is a graduate and a member of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association. In 2019, he received a Gold Key Award from the Western New York Chemical Dependency Consortium for his efforts to address addiction and mental health issues. He has provided testimony to the NYS Legislature and US Congress as a subject matter expert on jail issues. Under his leadership, both the Niagara County (NY) Correctional Facility and the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility (FL) have achieved correctional healthcare accreditation with the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare. The FCSO Detention Facility was awarded the 2023 American Jail Association’s Innovation Award and the Detention Facility Innovation Award from the National Institute for Jail Operations in 2022. He was selected as a fellow in the Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy Spring 2025 cohort. He serves as Chief of the Court and Detention Division with the Flagler County (FL) Sheriff’s Office.

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