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Police redact, blur body cam footage – backlog grows    

Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//November 17, 2023//[read_meter]

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Police redact, blur body cam footage – backlog grows    

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Custodians of police records spend hours reviewing and blurring body camera footage to comply with privacy concerns under records law, while attorneys, journalists, civilians and others can wait weeks or even months to view the footage they request. (Deposit Photos)

Police redact, blur body cam footage – backlog grows    

Kiera Riley Arizona Capitol Times//November 17, 2023//[read_meter]

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories the Arizona Capitol Times will publish on the state of Arizona’s public records laws. Police records custodians spend hours...

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