About Pamela J. Laffitte

Pamela's platform for a more transparent and safe community is reemphasizing Integrity, Honesty, Service, Excellence, Accountability, and Transparency. Analyze the approved Sheriff's Office Budget(s) from the Mobile County Commission and make necessary adjustments to ensure personnel, employment and overtime, employee merit and/or special merit raises, training, recruitment, retention, equipment, technology, etc. is allocated to keep the public's trust and effectiveness. 

Equipping Deputies and Corrections Officers with body cameras (audio and video), a gun buyback program, eyes in the sky with a helicopter and additional drones for more safe apprehensions, focus on building linkages to reduce recidivism at the Metro Jail, a mentoring program for at-risk youth through tutoring, community service, positive incentives, workforce development, educational incentives, scholarships, etc., increase the number of inmates allotted in job skills training and/or new workforce development program after incarceration, find budgetary avenues to increase a much stronger and visible law enforcement, analyze the budget to ask the Mobile County Commission to increase the number of slots for deputies, analyze the budget and reclassify Corrections Officers to Deputy Corrections Officers, whereas they become trained and certified according to the Alabama Peace Officer Standards Training Commission (APOSTC) as a sworn law enforcement officer.


The Deputy Corrections Officer would be certified to work the streets and/or the correctional facility. The Deputy Corrections Officer would also come under the "Stress Bill" and be eligible to retire after 20 years of service instead of physically working 25 years safer communities, to work with government officials and judges to implement a within 24 hr. bondhearing for all arrestees for Municipal and District Court, public oversight committee of constituents from each municipality within Mobile County to name a few.

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  • Visible & Effective Law Enforcement

    Budget & Resources: Analyzing the Sheriff's Office budget to ensure adequate funding for personnel, overtime, merit raises, training, recruitment, retention, and equipment, which is essential for maintaining effectiveness and the public's trust.


    Deputy Presence: Finding budgetary avenues to increase the number of deputy slots to create a stronger and more visible law enforcement presence.


    Traffic Unit: Implementing a dedicated Traffic Unit supported by a helicopter and/or additional drones.


    Excellence: Pursuing National Accreditation at the highest level to set the standard for professional excellence.

  • Reformed & Elevated Corrections

    Elevating Corrections Personnel: Reclassifying Corrections Officers to "Deputy Corrections Officers," ensuring they are trained and APOSTC-certified as sworn law enforcement officers who can work the streets or the jail and retire after 20 years under the "stress bill."


    Justice System Efficiency: Working with government officials and judges to guarantee 24-hour bond hearings for all arrestees in municipal and district courts.

  • Reducing Crime at Its Roots

    Rehabilitation & Training: Increasing the number of inmates allowed into job skills training programs after their release.


    Community Linkages: Focusing on building connections to reduce recidivism at the Metro Jail.


    Proactive Prevention: Implementing a gun buyback program, as well as a mentoring program designed to empower at-risk students through tutoring, community service, and positive incentives.

  • Transparency & Community Trust

    Body Cameras: Equipping all deputies and corrections officers with body-worn cameras (BWCs) to bring transparency, while utilizing redaction provisions to protect sensitive information during judicial proceedings.


    Oversight: Establishing Public Oversight Committees comprised of constituents from each municipality within Mobile County to ensure accountability.

  • Safer Communities for Everyone

    Core Values: Reemphasizing core values such as Integrity, Honesty, Service, Excellence, Accountability, and Transparency to ensure all interactions with law enforcement are fair and professional.


    Overarching Mission: Dedicating all of these initiatives to the ultimate goal of fostering safer communities for all residents.