2010 Annual Report - Carroll County Government

CAPTAIN STEVEN E. MILLER
Assistant Commander, APB
Captain Steven
Miller
has been employed
with
the Carroll
County DetentionCenter
for twenty-two
years.
He was
transferred
on December 14, 2009 to the Alternative
Programs Bureau as the Assistant
Commander under Major E.S. Turvin.
After Major Turvins retirement in
August 2010 he assumed the responsibilities
as Commander. The Alternative
Programs Bureau consists of the
Offender Diversion Unit, Transportation
Unit, Treatment Services and
the Work Release Unit. The Offender
Diversion Unit within the bureau has
helped to alleviate overcrowding and
provide cost avoidance to the citizens
of Carroll County in the amount
of $4,251,591 for 2010. The bureau
provides the courts with various sanctions
to impose in disposition of cases.
These programs provide alternatives
to incarceration based upon the nature
and severity of offenses. The bureau
provides varying degrees of supervision
and control as determined on a
case by case basis. Captain Miller is
responsible for overseeing bureau operations,
13 uniform staff and 5 civilian,
formulating the Detention Center
security budget and various special
projects. He is currently handling the
responsibilities once shared by the
commander and assistant commander
of the bureau.
Alternative Programs Bureau
4 Carroll County Detention Center
CHRISTINE N. GARVIN
Administrative Assistant, APB
Christine has
been a Carroll
C o u n t y
employee for
over six years
and holds a
Bachelor of
Arts degree
in Criminal
Justice from
Mount St..
Mary’s University. She was the
Administrative Assistant for the Security
Services Bureau until September.
She was responsible for attendance
control, creating and maintaining
schedules, logging leave requests and
being responsible for the accuracy
of all timecards prior to them being
submitted to Payroll. Christine, along
with the Assistant Commander of SSB,
was the liaison between the Detention
Center and various departments within
the County, such as Payroll, Benefi ts
and Risk Management. In addition
to these duties, Christine maintained
confi dential fi les, transcribed minutes
for the SSB meetings as well as various
other clerical tasks.
In September, Christine was transferred
to the Alternative Programs Bureau
where she reprised her previous
job responsibilities as administrative
assistant. She processes inmate billing
for medical, work release, weekender,
home detention and pretrial collections
as well as other various clerical tasks.
Christine acts as the liaison between
the County Attorneys offi ce and the
Detention Center in regards to pursuing
civil action for reimbursement of
expenses paid.
ALBERT E. BARNES
Facilities Offi cer, APB
Offi cer Albert
Barnes, known
as “Petey” in
the Detention
Center, is
the Facilities
Maintenance
Offi cer.
In July 2007,
the Carroll
County Detention
Center received a new position,
Facility Maintenance Offi cer, as part
of the APB. The position was created
to manage facility problems and keep
track of work orders sent to the County
Facilities Department or outside
contractors. On a daily basis Offi cer
Barnes checks in with Post 1, Central
Booking, Work Release and each of
the main units to fi nd out if there are
any maintenance problems so he can
prepare the daily maintenance and
sanitation report. He is responsible for
making minor repairs; changing light
bulbs, adjusting water pressure and
resetting circuit breakers, or sending
a work order to the County. He tracks
and provides supplies in the Detention
Center, supplying each area with the
necessary items.
Offi cer Barnes makes his rounds every
day to check the Detention Center and
its employees that all is in working order.
You know he’s coming because you
hear his morning greeting as he checks
the air temperature in the room.