Corrections
Orange County Community Corrections Officer Wins National Award
Senior Community Corrections Officer Robert Barnett was named winner of the 2019 #Catalyst4Change Award. Barnett was presented the award at the recent American Probation...
Orange County Corrections Department Officially Swears in K-9 Officers
The Orange County Corrections Department’s K-9 Officers were asked to raise their paws to be officially sworn in at a ceremony at the Renaissance...
Florida Association of Community Corrections Annual Training Institute Meets in Orange County
This year’s Florida Association of Community Corrections Annual Training Institute recently met in Orange County to discuss best practices, as well as how data-driven...
Orange County Jail’s Culinary Program Serves up Job Skills
Tory Blackwell, a former Orange County Corrections Department inmate, is now lead cook at a popular local restaurant thanks to IN2WORK vocational training. The...
Orange County’s Corrections Department Creates Culture of Sharing, Caring and Giving Back
In the last month alone, the Orange County Corrections Department has donated 500 pairs of obsolete but brand new cargo-style uniform pants to 10...
Building Skills and Providing Second Chances
Recently, when Tyree Rogers, a former Orange County Jail inmate and participant in the Inmate Construction Program, reached out to the program’s manager, Robert...
Orange County Corrections Helps Hope Burn Bright as Torch Carriers for Special Olympics
Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD) participated in the Florida Law Enforcement Torch Run on April 17, which has become an annual tradition for the...
Orange County Corrections Honors Outstanding Personnel
The Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD) celebrated its semi-annual Awards Ceremony on Feb. 9, 2018 at the Renaissance Community Senior Center in East Orlando....
Corrections Mentoring Program Puts Children on Right Path
For nearly a decade, employees from Orange County Corrections have spent time each week with local elementary school students as part of the department’s...