Fulton County Sheriff’s Office First in State to Secure Groundbreaking Technology to Improve Jail Safety

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2023
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Candace Finethy
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Candace.Finethy@fultoncountyga.gov

Fulton County, GA — Fulton County Sheriff Patrick “Pat” Labat today announced a strategic partnership with Talitrix, the leader in independent wristband wearable technology in the criminal justice space. Sheriff Labat selected Talitrix because of the company’s proven track record and its newest technology platform, known as “The ITW Solution” (Inside the Walls), reflects his vision for 21st century Jail Management.

Sheriff Labat contracted the tech leader in 2021 to develop a wrist-wearable solution and digital platform that provides biometric monitoring, detainee’s in and out of cell time as well as live-time tracking of inmate-to-inmate contact. This solution helps combat staffing shortages and protects inmates and officers while also creating scalable efficiencies.

Wristband Monitoring
“We understand the important role that technology can play in elevating our efforts to serve the community, and I am focused on leveraging innovation to make Fulton County safer and our agency more effective,” stated Sheriff Labat. “Working with the Talitrix team, we are able to use reliable data for better case management needs, while recognizing the rights of those in the system.”

Phase One of the partnership is deployment of the Talitrix platform in two jails — the North Annex (Alpharetta City Jail) and the South Annex Facility. The North Annex will consist of the entire functionality of the platform while South Annex will be designed to focus on biometric monitoring for sensitive populations.

“We’re extremely excited to partner with Sheriff Labat and the entire sheriff’s office to deploy this solution in Fulton County,” stated Justin Hawkins, Talitrix CEO. “Sheriff Labat is leading the country

in innovation and understands the incredible impact this technology will have on the community, his dedicated team of deputies, officers and case managers, and their ability to increase response times for incidents and safeguard the rights of inmates. We’re honored to support his vision with this solution.”

ABOUT THE FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: The mission of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is Service; through laser-focused efforts to protect the citizens of Fulton County with coordinated law enforcement operations, special strategic teams, and community outreach methods. The Sheriff’s Office is constitutionally responsible for the security of all courtrooms, executing arrest warrants, and serving civil papers. In addition, the Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the administration and operation of the Fulton County Jail.

ABOUT TALITRIX: Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Talitrix is on a mission to revolutionize the criminal justice industry. Talitrix was founded in 2020 on the idea that the industry standards were flawed and outdated, and that better tracking and case management solutions could increase compliance and reduce recidivism. Talitrix solutions include supervision software applications and first-to-market wearable tamper-proof bands with real-time tracking and biometric data capture. For more information, visit www.talitrix.com

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Irene Lopez

Irene Lopez

Finance Manager

Irene Lopez is on the executive team and manages the finance and accounting operations. As a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a degree in Business Administration, she has extensive experience in all areas of business and financial accounting.
Irene Lopez is on the executive team and manages the finance and accounting operations. As a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a degree in Business Administration, she has extensive experience in all areas of business and financial accounting.
Ricky Myrick

Ricky Myrick

SVP, Business Development

Ricky Myrick joined the Talitrix Team in January 2021 where he serves as a member of the business development team. Prior to joining Talitrix, Myrick served as the Chief of Staff to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), where, under the direction of the Commissioner of Corrections, he was responsible for daily oversight of the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The GDC has an annual operating budget of just over 1.2 billion dollars and employs approximately 12,000 staff. Approximately 52,000 offenders are incarcerated in the GDC’s 34 State Prisons, 13 Transitional Centers, seven Treatment Facilities, and seven Detention Centers. Myrick worked over 31-years with the GDC and served in many roles such as Assistant Commissioner of Facility Operations, Director of Investigations & Compliance, Chief Investigator, Group Supervisor with the US Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, Assistant Director Special Operations, DEA Task Force Agent, Criminal Investigator, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Correctional Officer. Myrick holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbus State University and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Thomas University.
Hari Ambati

Hari Ambati

Chief Technology Officer

An Inventor and a strong Leader with Master’s in Business Administration, Hari has 27-year experience working with fortune 500 companies and various non-profits.
Previously, Hari worked as a CTO, at VirtueGroup & Sunsoft Solutions. In this role, he oversaw Strategy, M&A, Product management and marketing for Sunsoft and was Instrumental in building digital banking solutions for Investment Banking, Venture Capital & Finance by pioneering a patent pending BlockChain Technology that enables the PE & Hedge funds to be able to create equity baskets for value investing by leveraging the transfer price trade simulation methodology applied over the employee performance for companies in the equity basket. His constant pursuit of challenging the status-quo in any project he embarks on makes him the go-to person for all the clients and businesses he is engaged with.
Prior, Hari was IT Director at Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). He successfully oversaw the transformation of legacy association into a strong customer centric omni-channel membership organization by transforming the association to a CRM Heavy & Cloud Centric IT operations and consolidated all the branch operations into one large centralized data center, network switching, MPLS, SDWAN, Phone Systems, VOD, Printing Services, Member movement/Heatmap Management, guest Wi-Fi, digital signage, BMS, HVAC and emergency response.
Before joining YMCA in 2010, Hari worked as Sr. Manager & Client Executive for the Largest Grocery Chain in USA, where he worked with several applications in Retail POS, Forecasting, CAO, Customer Loyalty, Rules Based Pricing Engine, Warehouse Consolidation, POS Migration in Large Format Stores.
Todd Buzek

Todd M. Buzek

Chief Strategy Officer

Todd was named Chief Revenue Officer of Talitrix in June 2022. Prior to officially joining full time, he was a consultant to Talitrix via the professional services consulting firm Strategic Growth Concepts Inc. As SGC’s President, the firm has spent the past 19 years as consultants and strategists for several international Am Law 100 law firms concentrating in insurance, construction, and environmental litigation. Prior to SGC he was Vice President for Harbor Consulting in Washington DC and spent 10 years in Regional, District and Gov’t management roles for AT&T Wireless. Buzek holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from Kent State University.
Todd Kieffer

Todd Kieffer

Chief Operating Officer

Todd Kieffer has over thirty years of leadership experience with a focus on delivering exceptional client services at companies such as Pitney Bowes, Ricoh Americas Corporation, Rubicon Global and Modicare. Todd built teams to service commercial clients, both mid-market and Fortune 500, and to local, state and federal government clients. Todd has specialized in managing through periods of rapid company growth, and his experience includes solutions for domestic and international organizations.
Todd earned his BBA from The University of Georgia and his MBA from The George Washington University.
Justin Hawkins

Justin Hawkins

Chief Executive Officer

Justin Hawkins is the CEO of Talitrix and serves on its board of directors.
Justin is responsible for driving overall strategy, and vision for Talitrix, the first to market wrist wearable in the electronic monitoring industry. Talitrix specializes in pioneering new technology in pre-trial, probation and case management in the criminal justice space.

Prior to joining Talitrix, Justin began his career as one of the youngest sales representatives at Intuitive Health serving on contracts with Johnson & Johnson, and Amgen. Subsequently, Justin founded Compass Neuro, one of Georgia’s first medical cannabis oil companies that led the passage of legalizing the production and sale of cannabis oil for children, veterans and all other Georgia patients.

Justin graduated Cum Laude earning a Political Science degree from Kennesaw State University.