Counties Served: Hillsborough

General Information: This circuit covers all of Hillsborough county in southwest Florida. Probation officers supervise offenders in the community who have been placed on probation or community control by the court and offenders who have been released from prison with post-release supervision. Probation officers enhance public safety by monitoring offender’s compliance with conditions of supervision. Probation officers assist offenders with resources and services necessary to transition from prison or jail to the community. Probation officers increase the offender’s likelihood of succeeding by using evidence based practices including assessment of risk and needs, enhancing offender motivation, providing positive reinforcement and ongoing support, and offering classes for self-improvement and behavior change including Life Skills, How to Make it on Probation or Community Control, Employment Interviewing and Application skills, Thinking for a Change or Moral Recognition Therapy Cognitive Behavior classes. Probation officers refer offenders to various community resources to assist them in obtaining employment, substance abuse counseling, mental health counseling, as well as other positive, self improvement programs to assist the offender.

Directions: I-275 coming east from St.Pete: Take I-275 east to the Ashley/Scott Street exit and head east on Scott Street. Turn right on Tampa St., and turn left on Fortune, then turn left into the fenced parking lot. I-275 coming south from Ocala: Take Exit 45A toward Downtown West and turn right on Doyle Carlton Drive. Take the first right on to West Henderson Avenue then turn right on Tampa Street, go to Fortune Street and turn left, then turn left into the fenced parking lot. I-4 coming west from Lakeland and/or I-75: Take Exit 45A toward Downtown West and turn right on Doyle Carlton Drive. Take the first right on to West Henderson Avenue then turn right on Tampa Street, go to Fortune Street and turn left, then turn left into the fenced parking lot.

Offenders Under Supervision (as of September 8, 2023) 9,131

Community Based Sanctions and Programs: Substance abuse, mental health and sex offender treatment programs.