LEON COUNTY PROBATION

Under the direction of Wanda Hunter-Donaldson, the Probation Division consists of three components: Probation, Supervised Pretrial Release and the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. The Probation Program has sixteen (16) employees: one (1) supervisor, two (2) senior officers, four (4) officer II, four (4) officer I, one (1)community service/work program coordinator, one (1) administrative associate V, and three (3) probation technicians. The Supervised Pretrial Release Program has seventeen (17) employees: one (1) supervisor, one (1) senior pretrial specialist, four (4) global positioning satellite specialists, eight (8) pretrial specialist (two grant funded for Mental Health Court), one (1) case worker and two (2) pretrial technicians. The Drug and Alcohol Testing Program has four (4) employees: one (1) program coordinator, one (1) assistant coordinator and two (2) drug technicians.

In conformity with Leon County’s Mission Statement, the Probation Division is dedicated to restoring and enhancing the quality of life of the clients we serve: and assist in making them productive and responsible citizens for a safer community. The Division is responsible for providing information to the Courts to properly dispose of cases in a timely manner, and inform of status while on Probation, Pretrial Release or the Diversion Program, thereby ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the Criminal Justice System (Judges, State Attorneys, Public Defenders, Clerk, Jail, etc.) and the guarantee of protection to Leon County.