Tennessee SB1820 mandates a study on the cost of equipping correctional officers and contractors with body cameras in specific adult correctional.

Tennessee SB1820 requires the Department of Correction to study the cost of equipping correctional officers and employees of prison contractors with body cameras in adult correctional facilities located on public property housing inmates under the department's custody. These facilities must be in a county with a metropolitan form of government and a population between 11,600 and 11,616. The department must report its findings to the relevant committee chairs by July 1, 2026. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Tennessee SB1820 mandates a study on the cost of equipping correctional officers and contractors with body cameras in specific adult correctional.

Tennessee SB1820 requires the Department of Correction to study the cost of equipping correctional officers and employees of prison contractors with body cameras in adult correctional facilities located on public property housing inmates under the department's custody. These facilities must be in a county with a metropolitan form of government and a population between 11,600 and 11,616. The department must report its findings to the relevant committee chairs by July 1, 2026. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.