Who is pima county sheriff

He became a member of the Pima County Sheriff's Department in as a corrections officer and was promoted to deputy the following year, which began the upward trajectory his career would continue to follow. This dedication to his work has allowed him to move up the ranks within PCSD, previously serving as Chief Deputy and appointed Sheriff.

In , Sheriff Nanos was elected as Sheriff and returned to the department ready to serve the community. He is responsible for a multi-million dollar budget and a department comprised of nearly highly qualified, trained, and committed employees complemented by over volunteers who provide support throughout the organization.

Sheriff Nanos is supported by his wife of 36 years, Charlene. Two years later he was promoted to deputy and although Chief Kastigar had no early aspirations to pursue a law enforcement career, he soon realized the adventures he could experience as a cop.

After being promoted to sergeant in the early s, his work brought national and international recognition to Pima County for its volunteer and crime prevention programs.

Chief Kastigar retired as a Bureau Chief in , with distinction and honor. Chief Deputy Kastigar and his wife of 41 years, Denise, have 2 daughters living military lives with their respective Army Officer husbands and six grandchildren. In that time, his various assignments have allowed him to apply strong leadership skills to empower his staff to succeed. Chief Lopez recognizes the quality of the department is defined by the performance of its most valued asset--the men and women who work here.

PCSD proud since Currently overseeing the Corrections Operations Division, which includes:. Currently overseeing the Corrections Administrative Division, which includes:. He has spent 29 out of these years in patrol. He said he's examined how much other law enforcement agencies have spent on body cameras and found the cost to be a small percentage of the overall budget.

The use of body cameras also requires staff to manage video. Isn't that what really the American public has been saying? We don't trust our judicial process. We think that there's some things that could be done better. Nanos also said he wanted to work with judges and prosecutors to reform the county's bail system to ensure only those who present a danger to the community are incarcerated as they await trial.

But we have way too many people in our judicial system and in our prisons and in our jails that really we should be looking at and say 'Is that fair? So when did we decide that one's freedom was based upon the size of their pocketbook? Nanos suggested using programs like home detention where one is equipped with an ankle monitor for non-violent crimes and said doing so would bring considerable tax-dollar savings that could be redirected into social programs that could mitigate crime from occurring in the first place.

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