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Senate adopts reforms to strip-search video access after testimony about widespread abuse in a county jail
Summary
Following testimony about unlawful viewing and misuse of strip-search footage, the Senate adopted House Bill 1123 with amendments requiring body-worn cameras, auditing and restricted access to footage and annual reporting; sponsors called it necessary to prevent a repeat of abuses.
House Bill 1123 came to the Senate floor on May 4 with amendments and passed after debate and additional changes intended to strengthen oversight of jail strip-search video handling.
Sponsors said the bill responds to a serious breach in a county jail where an officer repeatedly viewed strip-search footage "thousands of times," causing trauma to numerous inmates. Senator Mabble described victims and the need to "make…
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