Nashville has cut the budget estimate for body-worn cameras so that they can be fully deployed no later than February 2021, despite historic shortfalls in tax revenue.
Nashville Mayor Delays Police Body Cameras Again, This Time Due To COVID-19
Nashville is delaying its long-awaited body camera program yet again, this time due to budget shortfalls from COVID-19.
Nashville Police Take The Next Step On Body Cameras
Nashville police let city officials, residents and reporters got an up-close look at the department’s new body-worn and in-car camera system on Tuesday.
Nashville Mayor’s Office Disputes $30 Million Annual Cost For Police Body Cameras
Body cameras will not cost Nashville the $30 million a year that the district attorney’s office claims. That’s according to a team of national body camera experts that met with the mayor’s office and local criminal justice agencies this week.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper Announces Yet Another Pilot Test Of Body Cameras Before Full Rollout
Nashville is testing body cameras, marking its third round of field trials in as many years. Mayor John Cooper announced Tuesday morning that the police department will begin a slow rollout in March, starting with two dozen officers in traffic-related units, and then dole out 20 more cameras in May, for a three-month beta testing […]
Activists Say They’re Tired Of Body Cameras Getting ‘Budget Cut’
Criminal justice reform advocates are proposing a new deadline for body cameras in Nashville. They want to see Metro Police officers wearing them by January. Outside the mayor’s office Tuesday night — and just before a Metro Council meeting — demonstrators urged local leaders to stop delaying the rollout, shouting “three years, three mayors, still […]
Three Years, Three Mayors, And Still No Body Cameras In Nashville. What Happened?
Missed deadlines. Three years’ worth. After countless public pledges to equip the Metro Nashville Police Department with body cameras, officers still aren’t wearing them. In the meantime, there have been two high-profile police shootings, further fueling calls for increased transparency in law enforcement.
Nashville Police Will Finally Get Body Cameras After Years Of Delays
Listen After a string of delays, Metro Nashville police officers will finally start wearing body cameras this fall. The department signed a contract Thursday and will begin rolling out the new technology as early as next month.
Cost For Nashville Police Body Cameras Keeps Adding Up
Listen The cost of equipping Nashville police officers with body cameras continues to rise as officials calculate additional behind-the-scenes expenses.
After Delays And Shifting Cost Estimates, Nashville Police Begin Testing Body Cameras
Listen A small group of Nashville police officers began testing body cameras this week. That’s a milestone, but it follows several delays that have bothered reform advocates.
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