Officer Terry Anthony has been named the new Field Operations Division II Director for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. Effective immediately, he will oversee the operations of 17 field offices across central and northeast Alabama counties.
Bureau Director Cam Ward said, “His experience and qualifications make him an excellent addition to our leadership team.”
“I’d like to thank Director Ward for trusting me with this position,” Anthony said. “I’m excited to get started and get to work assisting the agency with its public safety and reentry goals and continuing to be the great agency we are.”
“I congratulate Terry Anthony and know he’s going to do a great job. I’m excited to work with him in his new role,” said Assistant Director for Field Operations Stacey Brown.
Terry Anthony has proudly served as an officer for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles since 2003. He was promoted to Senior Probation and Parole Officer in 2006. In 2016, he took on a leadership role supervising employees in the Revocations Unit and Fleet Management.
In 2002, Anthony graduated from Troy State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a minor in Human Services and Social Work. A proud Alabama native, Anthony’s community involvement includes participating in the Read Que Read program through his membership in the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, which encourages a love of reading in children from kindergarten to third grade. He is also an active member of Safe Harbor Church.
The Bureau has 62 field offices, serving all Alabama counties. Field offices function as a local base of operations for Probation and Parole Officers, specialists and other support staff. Officers are required to make various contacts with probationers and parolees based on their risk level. These contacts range from a monthly office visit for lower risk individuals to weekly office, home, employment and curfew checks for higher risk individuals. In addition, officers are tasked with various types of investigations requested by the Bureau or courts, as well as assisting other law enforcement agencies when needed.