Frances Turton-Long currently serves as the Chief Probation Officer in Probation Services Division, Ministry of National Security in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Ms. Turton-Long having acquired her degrees both in Canada and Trinidad. She has over twenty years of experience in the criminal justice system. She has dedicated her career to fostering rehabilitation and ensuring public safety. One of her most significant accomplishmentswas the establishment of the Bail Supervision Program in 2009. This program offers a supervised alternative to pre-trial detention, through advocacy, counselling, monitoring and referrals. When the program began, it had a mere 4 young men. To date, the program now has over two hundred participants supervised by Probation Officers- all striving to ensure that these young persons are made aware that crime is not their only option.
Ms. Turton-Long also served as a member of the steering committee for the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court and was a member of the Drug Treatment Court in San Fernando from its inception in 2012. In her current role of Acting Chief Probation Officer, Ms. Turton-Long along with her team of professionals hope that their dedication will continue to make a positive impact on the youth and communities of Trinidad and Tobago.