Harris County Probation Department

State
Texas
County
Harris
City
Houston
Postal Code
77002
Location
1200 Congress Avenue
Phone
713-222-4100
Fax
713-222-4382

Harris County Probation Department is an oversite agency that handles court-ordered probations. The Harris department’s sole purpose is to ensure those on probation follow the court’s stipulated rules and regulations under the program. Harris County Probation Department is a substitute for incarceration, in other words. Offenders benefit from this program as it gives them a chance to prove their behavior. Going against the rules attracts jail punishment or any other, most likely with no parole.

In Harris County, the Probation Department is located at 1200 Congress Avenue, Houston Texas 77002. Based on its legal mandate, the Harris County Probation Department conducts community-based supervision, implements probation orders, and works to decrease the chances of recidivism. An additional assignment is rehabilitation -in this, they consider individuals under adult and juvenile probations.

Harris County Probation Department Juvenile Probation Department

Key among the roles of this department is caring for the youths. The Harris Juvenile Probation Department’s quest has been to ensure, young persons and everyone in Harris County remain safe and protected.

Harris Juvenile Probation Department in Houston main duties include:

  • Keeping young people in the system as possible
  • Preserve, control and grow probation resources
  • Focuses on the needs and risks of youth going back to Harris County jail
  • Infuse trauma-informed care into all people

Much of all these apply to the adult probation departments. The purpose is to achieve the quality transition from jail to the outside world. Recidivism is one major problem they fight as it affects many.

You may as well reach out to the Department of Probation by calling 713-222-4100 or fax 713-222-4382 for questions about:

  • Criminal records and warrant searches
  • Looking upon parole records
  • Parole information and Houston probations and
  • Harris County or Houston background checks
  • Probation and Parole Officer jobs and employment
  • Details on inmates released from Harris County jails and prisons
  • Parole Office policies and Texas Probation

Directions

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