New Blog 1: Broward County Sheriff Office

Sunday 9 December 2012

Broward County Sheriff Office

The Broward County Sheriff's Office, commonly known by the acronym BSO, is a public safety organization responsible for law enforcement and fire rescue duties within Broward County, Florida. The head of the organization is Sheriff Al Lamberti. The Sheriff's Office is composed of 6,300 employees, including approximately 3,190 certified deputies and approximately 600 firefighters. The BSO budget is about $700 million annually. In 2007, longtime Sheriff Ken Jenne pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges and tax evasion. Jenne was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in federal prison. In October 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed Al Lamberti permanent Sheriff of Broward County. He was re-elected to the post in November 2008. The Broward Sheriff's Office runs Broward County's four jail facilities that are responsible for holding persons awaiting trial, or serving sentences of less than one year. In addition to running the detention facilities, the Department of Community Control is responsible for running the county's probation & reintegration services for criminal offenders. The Department of Community Control also runs the county's in-custody health care, and mental health care programs.