Oktibbeha jail to install cameras in cells
The Oktibbeha County Jail will replace its aging camera system after county supervisors approved funding for a new one on Monday.
City upgrading Riverwalk cameras
The city of Columbus is conducting maintenance work on its camera system along the Riverwalk.
State bills would limit access to officer body camera videos
State legislators around the country are pushing to make it much harder for the public to obtain police officer body camera videos, undermining their promise as a tool people can use to hold law enforcement accountable.
Columbus police deploy body cameras
Columbus police officers are now using body cameras on the job, and chief Tony Carleton is hopeful the new equipment will positively impact his department.
For police body cameras, big costs loom in storing footage
The rush to outfit police officers with body cameras after last summer’s unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, threatens to saddle local governments with steep costs for managing the volumes of footage they must keep for months or even years.
Cameras worn by police are no panacea, experts say
Police body cameras have become a rallying cry in the wake of racially charged decisions by grand juries in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, but experts caution that increased use of the devices may raise more questions than answers.
Our View: Body cameras can protect citizens, police alike
It is not quite as sinister as George Orwell’s “1984,” but we now live in a world where the expectation of privacy can hardly be taken for granted. From the National Security Agency’s controversial data mining operations to surveillance cameras to the ubiquitous cell phone cameras, we are generally being watched.
CPD officers to begin wearing body cameras
The Columbus Police Department has ordered 50 video cameras that patrol officers will begin wearing this fall.
Ferguson fallout: A call for ‘body cams’
What if Michael Brown’s last moments had been recorded?
Phone cameras step closer to high-end power
Expect sharper, clearer selfies this year.
Samsung Electronics Co. has beefed up the camera in its Galaxy S5 smartphone due for April release and added smarter camera software, following Sony and Nokia in their upgrades of handset cameras.
Kathleen Parker: Take cameras out of the courtroom
As a courtroom junkie since my early reporting days, it is at great personal sacrifice that I suggest the following: It may be time to get television cameras out of the courtroom.
LCSO seeks grant for new camera systems
Lowndes County supervisors have authorized the sheriff’s office to apply for a grant that would fund purchasing new audio/video systems for up to 35 patrol cars.
Oktibbeha Courthouse will add security cameras
One of Oktibbeha County’s courthouses could be beefing up security in the coming months.
Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, visitors to the Oktibbeha County Circuit Courthouse may soon be seeing security cameras throughout the building.
Columbus officials: Riverwalk cameras ineffective at night
Months after installing costly surveillance cameras along the downtown Riverwalk, Columbus officials said they’ve recently discovered some of the cameras don’t work at night.
Columbus votes to put cameras along Riverwalk
The city council voted unanimously at its regular meeting Tuesday to accept a $17,989 bid to put surveillance cameras along the Riverwalk.
Columbus to spend $18,000 on Riverwalk cameras
The city of Columbus will spend about $18,000 to install surveillance cameras at the Riverwalk over the next couple weeks in the first of several phases to beef up park security, said Columbus Police Chief Joseph St. John.