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WASHINGTON COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT
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CONTACT INFORMATION Teresa Mays, Chief Probation Officer Mission Statement — Vision Statement |
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MISSION STATEMENT The mission of probation is to provide necessary services to the offender aimed toward reducing criminal/delinquent behavior while balancing the needs and ensuring the safety of the community. Probation is a profession that requires fundamental knowledge of the law, sentencing alternatives, human services, and community protection. # # #
VISION STATEMENT TO assist in the fair administration of justice. TO assist offenders living in Washington County or under the supervision of the Courts of Washington County to become productive, contributing members of society. TO assist in improving the overall education and social responsibility of offenders living in Washington County or under the supervision of the Courts of Washington County which will promote community safety. TO reduce recidivism of offenders by providing consequences for behavior as well as programming for offenders that encourages and facilitates law-abiding behavior. TO assure victims will be compensated and their needs and concerns are addressed. TO promote probation staff safety through information, education, and training. TO promote continuing education of probation staff in order to enhance services for offenders. # # #
COURT ORDERED JUVENILE AND ADULT PROBATION
HOME DETENTION PROGRAM Home Detention offers an alternative to incarceration. The program allows offenders to remain at home, maintain employment and still receive credit toward any sentence of incarceration. Offenders on home detention are monitored through the use of computer/phone technology and an ankle transmitter, which monitors the offender’s whereabourts 24 hours a day. In addition to standard home detention, Washington County Probation offers home detention with alcohol monitoring. This program monitors an offender’s whereabouts, as well as tests the offender for alcohol use via an in-home breath test monitor. Offenders must be court ordered onto the home detention program, have phone service to their residence and pay a daily fee for the program in order to be eligible. # # #
ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS Defendants may be required to attend and successfully complete 10 hours of a Drug & Alcohol Education Program (ADUP) or an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). The probationer has five (5) days after being place on probation to contact the coordinator of such program. At the present time there are three (3) approved programs in Washington County. ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROGRAMS
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS At the present time there are two (2) Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings in the Washington County area:
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HOOSIER HILLS PACT Defendants may be ordered by the Court to complete certain sanctions that are operated under the Hoosier Hills PACT Office. Those sanctions are: Community Service Hours, Mens Non-Violence Classes, Anger Management Classes, Check Deception Classes, Shoplifting Classes and Thinking For A Change Classes. Hoosier Hills PACT can be contacted at 812-883-3318. Victim Assistance — If you are a victim of a crime be sure to contact the Victim Advocate at Hoosier Hills PACT (812) 883-3318 and have them send you an impact statement to be completed. Domestic Violence Shelter is a facility for battered women and their children offering safe shelter and support services. The phone number for the shelter is 812-883-1959. There is also a 24-hour toll free crisis line available for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and other crisis situations at 888-883-1959. # # #
TRANSFER OF PROBATION TO WASHINGTON COUNTY If you are a defendant FROM another county you will need to have the county you are sentenced in send us your paperwork. Once we receive it, a letter will be issued and you will have ten (10) days from that date to come into the Probation Office to fill out Washington County’s Probation information. If you are a defendant from another state, the county you were sentenced in will have to mail paperwork through that state’s compact office to our compact office and then we will have you to come in to fill out the proper paper work here to get your probation started here. # # #
PAROLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAROLE AND PROBATION Parole is the supervision of a defendant that has already served his executed time at the Indiana Department of Corrections and is released early due to good behavior or the completion of certain acceptable programs. Probation is where the Court orders specify sanctions to be fulfilled by the defendant during specific period of time with no violations. If you are a defendant that has been placed on parole and wish to live in Washington County, you will need to contact the Parole Office for our area. William Neal, Parole Agent # # #
WASHINGTON COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL AND TOBACCO COALITION The mission of the Washington County Substance Abuse Council, which includes the Tobacco Coalition, is to improve the quality of life of the people living in Washington County by addressing the problem of substance abuse in our County. This organization meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at the Washington County Hospital educational room at 7:00 p.m. The youth group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the same date. The improvement of the quality of life in Washington County is through awareness and prevention of substance abuse at all levels, comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation programs, community involvement, and supporting enforcement of the law involving substance abuse crimes. # # #
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TOBACCO COALITION The Washington County Tobacco Coalition, a part of the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, holds quarterly meetings contingent on the hospital meeting room being available. Call 883-1446 for information. Cessation and support programs are held at the hospital. Call 883-5881 for information. # # #
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