use of force

30 Jan, 2023

Citizens deserve access to police video even when people don’t die
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Citizens deserve access to police video even when people don’t die

crime records, Legislature

Citizens deserve access to police video even when people don’t die

By Deborah Fisher|2023-01-30T18:09:54-06:00January 30, 2023|Categories: crime records, Legislature|Tags: body cameras, crime records, fees for public records, police body cameras, redactions, Tyre Nichols, use of force|0 Comments

If the video footage from the Tyre Nichols beating in Memphis tells us anything, it’s that we need to keep protecting the tools that allow public accountability for corruption.

5 Jan, 2022

New use-of-force tracking system moves Tennessee in right direction

By Deborah Fisher|2022-01-05T12:47:53-06:00January 5, 2022|Categories: crime records, Legislature, Public Records|Tags: law enforcement, State Rep. Michael Curcio, State Sen. Mike Bell, TBI, use of force|0 Comments

A new law requires all law enforcement in Tennessee to make monthly reports to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on the use of force. The data will include information from any police action resulting in death or serious bodily injury to a person or the discharge of a firearm at or in the direction of a person.