DCS year in review: august 1, 2017–July 31, 2018
In many ways, Fiscal Year 2018 was a year of strengthening our systems and our ability to carry out
our mission with sustained excellence. We sought expert consultations—from Deloitte, Georgia
State University, and other thought-leaders—to guide us to improved efficiency and collaboration
throughout our operations, reentry services, and organizational structure. We initiated enhancements
to our case review tools, expanded technology for our officers, developing new career paths, and
implementing better responsiveness to safety risks for our officers and those we supervise.
I am pleased to present the Georgia Department of Community Supervision’s 2018 Annual Report,
which includes highlights of several of these initiatives alongside our operational information.
The core of our work remains the same: DCS seeks to serve our state as a valuable contributor to our
criminal justice system, and to make best use of our opportunities to improve public safety, mitigate
the impacts of incarceration and recidivism on our communities, and reach each individual under
our supervision in ways that will ultimately improve their life’s trajectory.
The efforts we make now in strengthening our operations and aligning them with
community supervision’s best and next practices will allow us to find new opportunities
to enhance this core work and further amplify its impact throughout Georgia’s communities.
Thank you to the many people and partners who help make DCS the agency where
public safety and progress meet.
-michael w. Nail
Commissioner
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