By Nicole Krasean | Fox 10
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) has rolled out 1,300 body-worn cameras to state prisons as part of its “Reimagining Corrections” initiative.
The new technology is intended to increase transparency and modernize the department’s documentation.
What they’re saying:
“It’s kind of hard to refute something you can watch and listen to as opposed to taking a person’s testimony,” said Richard Michael Johnson, the department’s deputy chief of emergency operations.
More than a thousand cameras have been distributed to some of the highest-security areas within Arizona state prisons.
The cameras were introduced in May as part of Director Ryan Thornell’s goal to make the department safer for both staff and inmates amid reports of violence. The cameras also help modernize the facilities.
