The department director is Chief of Corrections Michael A. Tidwell who reports to Mayor Richard T. Crotty and the Board of Commissioners through Orange County Public Safety Director Michael McCoy. The department is made up of three primary operational lines of authority:

1. Operational Services Divisions – includes Central Booking, Juvenile Assessment Center, all jail facilities, In-Custody Support Services

2. Administrative Services Divisions – Human Resources, Community Corrections, Inmate Programming

3. Professional Services Divisions – Internal Affairs, Research, Construction, Training, Technology Support, and Policy and Accreditation

Additionally, the Orange County Department of Health and Families operates the Corrections Health Services Division that provides services for the medical care of inmates. 

Links: 

• Corrections Department Management Team (Photos, Biographies, and Contact Information)

• Corrections Health Services Division – Health Services Management Team

Employment Information Pages

A career with Orange County Corrections is a chance to serve with the best in an important part of the public safety profession. 

• Corrections Officers and others

• Nurses and Other Health Care Positions