Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
National Sheriff’s Association
 

Sergeant Todd Bailey
Hire: 07/24/1989
 

What:
Sergeant Todd Bailey, with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Department of Detention and Corrections Misdemeanor Probation Unit, has been awarded the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) Deputy of the Year in Corrections Innovation Award.
 

This award recognizes a correctional professional who has created an innovative process, program or procedure that has contributed to the improvement of the corrections environment.

When:
Sergeant Bailey was presented with the award on Saturday, June 27, 2015.

Where:
The award was presented at the National Sheriffs’ Association Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Why/How:
Sergeant Todd Bailey was selected as the 2015 Deputy of the Year in Corrections Innovation by the National Sheriffs’ Association. He was presented the award
on June 27^th, 2015 at the National Sheriff’s Association Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

In September of 2013, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office took over the responsibility of overseeing and managing the Misdemeanor Probation Unit for all of Pinellas County. Sergeant Bailey was instrumental in developing, initiating, and making extremely successful the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Misdemeanor Probation Unit. His unit currently supervises approximately 2,500 probationers throughout Pinellas County with an annual budget of $1.4 million. “Congratulations and thanks to Sergeant Bailey and all the members of the Misdemeanor Probation Unit for your hard work in making the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office shine on the national stage,” stated Sheriff Bob Gualtieri after the award presentation.

Nominations for the National Sheriffs’ Association Awards were judged by the NSA Awards Committee earlier this year. Sergeant Bailey competed against numerous award nominees from 3,100 sheriff’s offices across the country.