In July 2024, the FCC issued the Martha Wright-Reed Implementation Order, which significantly impacts communication services for incarcerated individuals. Among other things, the Order: 1. Prohibits site commissions paid to jails, and requires them to be renegotiated...
Sheriff Donahue Named Law Enforcement Torch Run Director
SPECIAL OLYMPICS IDAHO ANNOUNCES CANYON COUNTY SHERIFF KIERAN DONAHUE AS NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN DIRECTOR Canyon County, Idaho—Special Olympics Idaho is thrilled to announce Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue as the new Director of the Law Enforcement Torch...
NSA Congratulates President Donald Trump
NSA Congratulates President Donald Trump The National Sheriffs' Association congratulates President Donald Trump on his election as 47th President of the United States of America, as well as Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and looks forward to working with them and...
NSA Disappointed by the FCC Order
NSA Disappointed by the FCC Order that would Compromise Public Safety Alexandria, VA – The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) is disappointed by the Federal Communications Commission’s announced vote to move the 4.9 Spectrum to the First Net Authority. NSA Executive...
American Sheriff Alliance Issues Priorities & Positions
The American Sheriff Alliance Immigration and Border Security Priorities and Positions September 2024 As Sheriffs of this great nation, our sworn duty is to protect those we serve. We are in office, elected by the people, to give voice to the public safety concerns of...
Honoring 9/11: A Day of Remembrance and Unity
Honoring 9/11: A Day of Remembrance and Unity Today and every day, we remember the thousands of innocent lives taken on September 11, 2001. We honor the courage and sacrifice of the first responders who ran towards danger without hesitation, and we extend our deepest...
NSA Opposes Proposed Sale of Vista Sporting Products to CSG
NSA Letter to Chairman Callahan and members of the Board, Vista Outdoor September 11, 2024 Dear Chairman Callahan and members of the Board: As the President and Executive Director of the National Sheriffs’ Association, representing the Nation’s 3,081 Sheriffs, we are...
Sheriffs: Harris failed on border, half of Democrats want wall finished
Sheriffs: Harris failed on border, half of Democrats want wall finished Concerns over the Biden-Harris border crisis have surged amid a wave of horrific news stories of crimes conducted by suspected illegal immigrants, and a new poll shows that Americans blame “border...
Trump and Harris must commit to closing the fentanyl loophole
NSA Board of Directors member Sheriff Garry McFadden of Mecklenburg County, NC released an opinion piece regarding the ongoing fentanyl crisis. Read below. NC sheriff: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris must commit to closing this deadly fentanyl loophole | Opinion BY...
SHERIFF ALLIANCE ISSUES CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST TREN DE ARAGUA
AMERICAN SHERIFF ALLIANCE ISSUES CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST TREN DE ARAGUA Leadership from the nation’s sheriffs’ associations demands attention to the threat this Venezuelan-based gang poses to public safety in communities across America Last week, law enforcement...