· Created in 2001 by Senior Judge Thomas Hodges and Retired Chief Joey Osborne.
· First circuit-wide probation department in Georgia.
· Territory encompasses all five counties of the Northern Judicial Circuit.
· Services 18 courts (Superior, State, Probate, Magistrate & Municipal).
· Authority comes from the Chief Judge of the Northern Judicial Circuit.
· Probation Officers are sworn, POST certified officers with the authority to arrest.
· Operates at no cost to local taxpayers.
· Audited yearly by the state’s Misdemeanor Probation Oversight Unit (MPOU).
· Franklin County is the administrating county for the department’s payroll and employee benefits.
· The department’s jurisdiction covers 1,625 square miles.
· Staff consists of 10 officers and one administrative assistant.
· Supervises approximately 1,500 defendants at any given time.
· Current operating budget is $789,830.00.
· Annually:
- Collects $2,200,000.00+ in restitution, fines and fees.
- Collects $150,000.00+ for Georgia’s Crime Victim Fund.
- Recovers and pays $25,000.00+ of restitution to victims.
- Gathers supplies and clothes for local schools.
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