Brandi Curry is a retired Division Chief Deputy Probation Officer with 25 years of experience in both juvenile and adult criminal justice with the Sacramento County Probation Department. During her career, she worked with youth in the Youth Detention Facility (Juvenile Hall) and served as an armed field officer in the Adult Community Corrections Division, where she supervised adult offenders through Adult Day Reporting Centers following their release from jail or prison. Her field duties included criminal investigations, arrest reporting, motivational interviewing, and evidence collection.
Brandi also worked closely with specialty courts including Recovery Court, Mental Health Diversion Court, Veteran’s Court, and DUI Court, partnering with judges, District Attorneys, Public Defenders, and community organizations to support offender rehabilitation.

As an Assistant Chief Deputy, she helped expand adult rehabilitative services within the department and later oversaw the Juvenile Field Division, managing field officers working with juvenile offenders, collaborating with juvenile court judges, monitoring contracts, and addressing high-liability cases. She later served as Chief Deputy for Juvenile Court and the Youth Detention Facility, gaining extensive experience in SB 823 Juvenile Justice Realignment.

Training and professional development have been central to Brandi’s career. For 23 years she served as a training officer in probation institutions and later as a training coordinator, personally training hundreds of new officers. She developed STC-certified courses and trained managers and staff on new policies and initiatives. As a manager, she also instructed in the Deputy Probation Officer Core and Supervising Officer Core programs.

Throughout her career, Brandi has trained officers at all levels on topics such as the criminal justice system, critical thinking for supervisors, crisis intervention, ethics, cultural diversity, report writing, and workers’ compensation. Her passion for training and mentoring both new and experienced officers has remained a defining part of her professional legacy.