Rhode Island police departments are poised to spend $16 million in state and federal grants to equip police officers with body cameras and cover the costs of managing and operating the equipment.
The architects of the Statewide Body-Worn Camera Program announced the grant awards to 42 police organizations on Wednesday as Rhode Island moved closer to a deployment of 1,773 cameras – roughly a camera for every front-line police officer, according to Attorney General Peter Neronha. Read more in The Providence Journal