The maine department of corrections (mdoc) is committed to expanding body-worn cameras across the state correctional facilities to promote efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness while improve the…

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) provides $400,000 to the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) to expand the deployment of body-worn cameras across state correctional facilities. The funding will enable MDOC to outfit 200 trained officers with body-worn cameras, develop improved policies and practices for utilizing the cameras, and track the effectiveness of the cameras through the correctional information system. The goal of this initiative is to promote efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness in MDOC operations while improving the capacity for gathering digital evidence. The award date is October 1, 2024, with a final completion date of September 30, 2027.

The maine department of corrections (mdoc) is committed to expanding body-worn cameras across the state correctional facilities to promote efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness while improve the capacity for gathering digital evidence.mdoc will deploy 200 cameras to trained officers, engage in policy and practice improvement, and track the effectiveness of the cameras with the correctional information system.