Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General

Site: Goderich

Service: Probation and Parole Services

Record #: GBA3026
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2023
Last Full Update: 17 Mar 2023

Description

Description (Service)
Probation is ordered by the courts and allows the offender to serve their sentence in the community, subject to conditions prescribed in a probation order.
In Ontario, probation officers in 121 offices supervise approximately 32,000 probationers on any given day.
Parole is a conditional release from a correctional institution. It permits an offender to serve the remainder of their sentence in the community under the supervision of a probation and parole officer.
The supervisory role of a probation officer and parole officer is to:
  • prepare reports for courts and the Parole Board
  • monitor and enforce probation and conditional sentence orders, and parole certificates
  • conduct comprehensive assessments
  • make effective case management decisions for offenders
  • determine rehabilitative interventions for offenders, for example, referral to internal or community-based counselling and treatment programs or other supportive services such as employment and housing

Service Details

Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm
Areas Served Huron County
Eligibility Adults 18 years and older
Application Directed to the probation office through the court system.
Languages Other - Translation services as needed
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Goderich
Address & Map
37 East St
Goderich, ON
Canada N7A 1N2
Intersection Victoria St N (Hwy 21) and East St
Mailing Address 37 East St 
Goderich, ON 
Canada N7A 1N2
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone 519-524-2193
Toll Free Phone 1-866-363-7705
Fax 519-524-8960
Primary Contact Tammi Mugford, Area Manager Stratford, Goderich, Woodstock Probation and Parole; Phone: 519-271-5220; Email: tammi.mugford@ontario.ca

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