The Sheriff of Pima County released a statement Tuesday talking about his approach to police reform.
APPROACH POLICE REFORM.
CHRISNANOS BEGAN HIS TERM INJANUARY.
TODAY - HE'SOUTLINING A FOUR- PARTAPPROACH TO ADOPT REFORM.
IN ASTATEMENT -- NANOS FIRSTHIGHLIGHTED HOW HE'S MOVINGFORWARD TO EQUIP ALL DEPUTIESWITH BODY CAMERAS.
SECOND --THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TOCREATE A REGIONAL CRITICALINCIDENT TEAM TO HANDLEINVESTIGATIONS -- OFIN-CUSTODY DEATHS AND OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTINGS.
THE TEAMWILL BE MADE UP OF OFFICERS INPOLICE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN PIMACOUNTY THIRD -- A COMMUNITYBOARD WILL BE CREATED -- TOLOOK AT TRAINING ANDDISCIPLINE POLICIES.
AND THEFINAL POINT -- IS TO WORK WITHGOVERNMENTS TO REDUCE THEPOPULATION AT COUNTY JAILS.THIS WILL INCLUDE OFFERING APROGRAM TO HELP INMATESSUFFERING WITH MENTAL HEALTHOR ADDICTIONS.
NANOS SAYS --THIS REFORM WILL SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY -- AS HOUSING ONEINMATE COSTS OVER 100-DOLLARSPER DAY -- WHILE THINGS LIKEANKLE MONITORS ARE 11- DOLLARSA DAY.
TONIGHT AT 6 -- WE'LLCONTINUE THIS STORY -- BYSPEAKING TO NANOS ABOUT WHY HETHINKS THIS PLAN -- WILL HELPWITH
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos opens up about criminal justice and policing reform in his own agency, how his views have changed..