$1M slated to expand video recording of police interrogations

By TIFFANY BROOKS

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $1 million in funding for law enforcement agencies to obtain new video recording equipment.

The equipment will be used to record interrogations and to improve the fairness and effectiveness of the criminal justice system, he said.

"Fairness and integrity form the foundation of our justice system, and New York State is committed to providing local law enforcement with the resources necessary to improve the effectiveness of the process," Cuomo said. "Wrongful convictions not only harm the innocent, but they allow the actual perpetrators of crime to remain free. The new equipment that will result from this funding will improve the strength of New York's criminal justice system, making all New Yorkers safer as a result."

The funding will be available through the Division of Criminal Justice Services in the form of one-time grants to either purchase and install video equipment or allow agencies to upgrade older equipment.

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