Fresno County Sheriff's Office begins rollout of body-worn cameras

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has started rolling retired its archetypal body-worn cameras to summation transparency and amended investigations.

Fifty-six cameras person been distributed to deputies, sergeants, the civilian unit, the multi-agency pack enforcement consortium and the big compliance team.

This comes aft the bureau received a $430,000 assistance successful October of 2022.

Nearly 220 cameras were purchased astatine a full outgo of astir $3 million.

The terms includes the software, hardware, licensing, storage, attraction and training.

The sheriff's bureau says lone 25 percent of the cameras are being utilized close present to let clip for learning and feedback.

The extremity is to administer the remainder by the year's end.

Fresno County Sheriff Department