Digital Transformation in the Desert: How Pima County's Jail System Has Empowered Inmates With Modern Technology

TIC 2024 Presentation by Christopher Ditto, Christopher Moore and Chris Nanos (TIC2024-PID046)

Authors

Christopher Ditto

Vice President of Research & Development, ViaPath Technologies, United States

Christopher Ditto is the Vice President of Research & Development at ViaPath Technologies, the leading provider of corrections communication technology in the U.S. Mr. Ditto has dedicated his skills as an engineer, software architect, and project manager to developing software, tablet resources and implementing technology programs for corrections. Mr. Ditto operates out of Silicon Valley. He is an alumnus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with honors, and he holds a Master's degree in Journalism from New York University.

Christopher Moore

Senior Vice President of Business Development, ViaPath Technologies, United States

Christopher Moore is the Senior Vice President of Business Development at ViaPath Technologies, the leading provider of corrections communication technology in the U.S. Mr. Moore is a board member of the US-based Corrections Technology Association.

Chris Nanos

Sheriff, Pima County Sheriff’s Department, United States

Sheriff Chris Nanos was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He began his law enforcement career in 1976 with the El Paso Police Department and attended the University of Texas – El Paso, majoring in Criminal Justice and Public Administration. In 1984, he joined the Pima County Sheriff’s Department as a corrections officer and was soon promoted to deputy, beginning the upward trajectory in his career. In 2015, he was appointed Chief Deputy and later that year he was appointed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors as the 33rd Sheriff of Pima County following the retirement of longtime Sheriff, Clarence Dupnik. Sheriff Nanos lost his bid in 2016, but was victoriously elected in 2020, and took the oath of office on January 1st, 2021, where he was sworn in as the 35th Sheriff of Pima County. In his short time in office, he has implemented and introduced many notable initiatives, including the Body Worn Camera program, the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team, and the Employee Wellness Program.

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