Floyd County Sheriff's Office
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) [1] is located North of downtown Rome, GA at 2526 New Calhoun Hwy. The Floyd County Jail is the largest building owned by the Floyd County Government. It is 256,000 square feet and contains 828 beds. The jail serves Floyd County, The City of Rome, and Cave Spring, by housing pre-trial detainees as well as county-sentenced and state-sentenced inmates. In 2009 the jail had a 704 inmate daily population and booked 8,518 individuals. The current jail was built in 1982 and was renovated in 1998 as a result of a special purpose local option sales tax. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has 149 employees. The current sheriff is Tim Burkhalter.
Community programs
Turning Point The purpose of turning point is to provide our youth with a realistic view of the consequences of their choices and aims to educate youth in a way that will turn them from making decisions that may lead to illegal behavior and point them in a more positive direction. A comprehensive view inside the Floyd County Jail, Its operation, and those who live and work there, are experienced in this interactive program. Here they will see the consequences that are the result of other’s bad decisions, and will be prompted with consequences that could be facing them.
The Sheriff’s Community Posse The Sheriff’s Community Posse is an all-volunteer organization under the direct supervision of the Sheriff, that responds to the call of the Sheriff in times of great need or emergency. In times past, the Sheriff called out the Posse in the event of an escape or roundup of bad-guys. Today’s Posse is much different, yet in some ways the same. Although The Sheriff’s Community Posse today still responds to the call of the Sheriff in times of emergency, natural or man-made disaster, plane crash or other emergency event deemed worthy of a Posse “callout,” the goal is an eclectic function of support, community involvement, and emergency response.
Are You OK? This free service of daily phone calls to check on the safety of our elderly or medically disabled, is sponsored by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. The “Are You OK?” system uses a computer to call subscribers at the same time each day, seven days a week. If the resident is OK, all she or he has to do is pick up the phone and then hang it up. If there is no answer or the line is busy, the computer will call again. If repeated calls receive no answer, a Sheriff’s Deputy or designated volunteer will be dispatched to check on the resident.
C.H.A.M.P.S. Choosing Healthy Activities & Methods Promoting Safety
Deputies partnering with educators developed a curriculum of 7 lessons for 7th graders. The curriculum includes such classes as Bullying, Choices & Consequences, Internet Safety, Home Alone Safety, Gangs, Peer Pressure, Methamphetamine, and Alcohol & Tobacco. The length of this course takes the instructor into each school once a month and the School Board and the Sheriff work closely to determine the lessons that are pertinent to the needs of Floyd County. Not only is the program flexible in allowing the school to choose its own curriculum, but it also allows the Deputy to share true experiences and incorporate learning activities while covering the objectives of each lesson plan.
References
- ↑ http://fcsoga.com/redirectedframeset.htm Floyd County Sheriff's Office