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History
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Companion bill
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Relates to establishing a pilot program for the use of body-worn cameras on certain correction officers
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing a pilot program for the use of body-worn cameras on certain correction officers
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill creates a new section 135 of the correction law providing for a body camera pilot program in a state correctional facility.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
Justification
Body cameras worn by law enforcement officers have been shown to improve safety, provide meaningful oversight of officer interactions with civilians, and reduce the number of use of force incidents in nearly every criminal justice organization that has tried them. From large police departments to small local jails, body cameras have produced measurable results and have saved money, lives and heart ache. In order to employ body cameras successfully, there must be sound policies behind their usage, ensuring that the cameras are on during critical encounters and that the footage is accessible when needed. This bill would require DOCCS to initiate a body camera pilot program in a NYS correctional facility to help evaluate such cameras as tools to increase facility safety. DOCCS could work out the protocols necessary to implement the program on a larger scale should the cameras prove to be effective.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implication
The Governor has appropriated $25 million in additional technology expenditures for state correctional facilities, including a pilot program for body camera. This bill sets minimum standards for such a pilot but has no fiscal implications.
Effective date
This bill shall take effect six months after it shall have become law.
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