Adult Probation
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The Adult Probation Department supervises offenders who have been convicted of felony offenses by the Guernsey County Common Pleas Court. The department has five officers, which includes a Chief Probation Officer, an Assistant Chief Probation Officer, who is also the Pretrial Release Officer, 2 basic supervision officers, an ISP Officer, along with an Assignment Commissioner. |
The Chief Probation Officer heads the department, as well as supervises offenders. The CPO is also the Program Director for the departments ISP program and a bailiff for the Common Pleas Court. |
The Assistant Chief Probation Officer heads the Pretrial Release Program, which supervises offenders who are awaiting sentencing. Defendants are normally entered into the program at their arraignment hearing. The offenders are supervised until their sentencing hearing, while having to check in weekly, submit urinalysis screens, and abide by standard conditions of supervision. |
The ISP Officer is an Intense Supervision Officer who supervises 4th and 5th degree felony offenders who are mostly non-violent, non-repeat offenders. Once sentenced to ISP, offenders are normally enrolled in the program for one year and are given conditions to meet before being released to basic supervision. These conditions include completing community service work, completing drug and alcohol treatment, impatient or outpatient, obey a curfew schedule, paying financial obligations timely and reporting on a more strict schedule than basic supervision. The ISP program is run under the Community Corrections Act Grant, which the Judge of the Common Pleas Court oversees, along with the assistance of the Program Director, who is also the Chief Probation Officer of the department. |
All officers supervise basic supervised offenders as well as, Intervention in Lieu of Conviction offenders, who have to abide by the standard conditions of supervision, but have the opportunity to not be determined a convicted felon if they complete their supervision period successfully. All officers also complete pre-sentence investigations as ordered by the Court. These investigations give a detailed report of the defendant’s background, including their criminal/traffic record. These investigations help the Judge of the Common Pleas Court in determining the defendant’s sentence. |
The department’s Assignment Commissioner handles day to day responsibilities pertaining to the operation of the department. The Assignment Commissioner is also the Fiscal Officer for the ISP Program and Community Corrections Act Grant. Also, the Assignment Commissioner is an Assistant Bailiff who handles restitution and supervision fees paid by the offenders on supervision. The restitution is collected and disbursed to victims of the offenders’ crimes and the supervision fees are collected and used to help the department operate, as well as help with costs arising from supervising offenders. |
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Lt. Tim Oliver
Chief Probation Officer
ISP Program Director
(740) 432-9273
(740) 432-9312 (fax)
toliver@guernseycounty.org |
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Beth Brown
Probation Officer
(740) 432-9360
(740) 432-9312 (fax) |
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Scott Jones
Probation Officer
(740) 432-9208
(740) 432-9222 (fax) |
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Kelly Gebhart
Assignment Commissioner
ISP Fiscal Officer/Assistant Bailiff
(740) 432-9255
(740) 432-9222 (fax)
kgebhart@guernseycounty.org |
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