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Residents, advocates urge Spokane County to roll back redaction fee for body‑camera footage
Summary
An impacted mother and local accountability advocates urged Spokane County commissioners to reconsider a recently approved policy charging the public 78 cents per minute for redacted body‑worn camera footage, saying the fee erects barriers to justice and to legal representation.
An impacted mother and local police‑accountability advocates asked Spokane County commissioners on the record to reconsider a newly approved fee that charges the public for redacted body‑worn camera footage.
During the open public forum, a woman who identified herself as an affected mother said her son was shot and killed on 01/07/2019 and that she did not receive public records until “September” of a later year. She told the board she believes families face added costs and barriers when seeking records and asked commissioners to “reconsider this resolution.”
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