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Sedgwick County DA urges commissioners to pursue Axon system to manage surging digital discovery
Summary
District Attorney Mark Bennett told county leaders that growing volumes of video, phone and other digital evidence require new tools. He recommended a 10‑year Axon Justice Premier contract to speed transcription, redaction and storage; commissioners asked purchasing to vet terms and agreed to seek formal pricing and contract proposals.
District Attorney Mark Bennett told the Sedgwick County staff meeting that the county’s criminal justice system is being overwhelmed by rapidly growing digital evidence and urged the commission to pursue a 10‑year contract with Axon for its Axon Justice Premier suite.
Bennett framed the proposal as necessary to meet constitutional and statutory discovery obligations, citing U.S. Supreme Court precedent including Brady and Giglio, and an ethics standard that he said requires prosecutors to disclose potentially exculpatory material. “We literally have to give them everything that could help them,” Bennett said, and added that failures to disclose can lead to overturned cases or professional discipline.
Why it matters: Bennett said the office has moved from copying paper files to handling tens of terabytes of digital evidence. He cited roughly 48 terabytes currently handled this year and said the office expects to exceed 50 terabytes by year end; Axon, he added, is already hosting…
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