Michael Hines is currently the Deputy Director III of Bail Services and Adult Probation for the Judicial Branch – Court Support Services Division (JB-CSSD). He oversees the supervision of more than 100 employees in the five regions throughout the state as well as within the Central Office in Wethersfield. He has extensive experience in all areas of pretrial supervision and post-conviction probation policies, procedures and statutes. In his capacity as Assistant Director, he also oversees the Bail Services Unit, (including the Jail Re-Interview and Alcohol Education Programs), Adult Probation Specialized caseloads, including the Sex Offender Unit. In 2015 Mr. Hines Started the first Opioid Diversion Program in Connecticut. This program, The Treatment Pathway has received much recognition throughout the New England States. In 2018, he was appointed by Connecticut’s Chief Justice to represent the Branch on the New England Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative facilitated by the National Center Of State Court. Mr. Hines began his career in 1989 as a Bail Commissioner in the Bristol Court. He also held the positions in the Judicial Branch for over 31 years including the Bail Commission Statewide Night Supervisor, Special Sessions Court Supervisor for Bail Services, Jail Re-Interview Project Manager working with pretrial clients who were jail bound, and the Statewide Intake, Assessment, and Referral (IAR) Program Manager monitoring IAR procedures and services. Prior to his promotion to his current position he was one of the Regional Managers of Adult Probation. Mr. Hines holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Eastern Connecticut State University and is a lifelong resident of Connecticut, residing in Bristol with his wife Beth and their two children, Jackson and Luke.

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