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District attorney: surge in video and audio evidence driving staffing and budget strain
Summary
District Attorney Heidi McCollum told commissioners that a sharp rise in digital evidence per case — body-worn camera, other audio and video — is creating an unsustainable workload for prosecutors and investigators and is a primary reason the DA's office is seeking more staff and technology funds.
District Attorney Heidi McCollum warned Clear Creek County commissioners on Nov. 4 that the district attorney's office faces an operational strain driven not by a sudden jump in cases but by a large increase in the quantity of digital evidence attached to each prosecution. The office's sample review shows audio and video evidence per misdemeanor case rising from roughly 37 minutes in 2022 to about three-and-a-half hours in 2024; sampled felony cases rose from roughly one hour to about eight hours.
22Body-worn camera and other digital evidence does one thing and one thing only: it protects people who exhibit good behavior, period,22 McCollum said, stressing the evidentiary…
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