Around 50 correctional officers Massachusetts prisonOfficials announced Monday that they are participating in a pilot project to assess the effectiveness of body cameras in improving safety and transparency at state Department of Correction facilities.
According to the department, the program will be held at Lancaster’s Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. This Lancaster facility is a maximum-security facility as well as the reception center and diagnostic center for all newly-incarcerated men.
The program began last month and has been evaluated on three products. As they carry out their duties, the guards wear the cameras and add to the facility’s existing network of stationary cameras.
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“The use this technology in correctional settings has been proven to increase safety and provide valuable documentation for evidenceiary purposes. Officer-involvedincidents and provide a useful tool for the department’s officers,” Carol Mici, prisons commissioner, said in a statement.
One Massachusetts prison is hosting a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of body cameras for correctional officers.
The Department of Correction’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security began investigating body cams in 2021.
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The pilot’s initial phase of the pilot will focus on technology needsThis phase is the first, and the second will focus on operational execution.
