How many Souza officers would wear the cameras and how many cameras would be utilized in the program has not been finalized. The existing stationary cameras at Souza will remain in place.
that the Department of Correction conspired to punish prisoners after the assault. The suit claims the DOC deliberately violated its own policies on video recordings, and that correction officers can avoid being recorded when acting improperly.
"Body cameras, if used properly, will help bridge the gap between policy and practice and provide valuable, objective evidence as to the cause of physical altercations between staff and prisoners," Dejuneas said"I expect that we will start to see a reduced number of those incidents as the pilot program gets underway."
The state says the pilot program to begin this summer has been under consideration for months. It will be done in two phases. The first will review the technology required and the second will involve implementing the cameras. The state says it will collect data from the program to determine its effectiveness. Gov. Charlie Baker allocated $1 million to fund one year of the program is in his current budget proposal.
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