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Who uses body cameras in Elko County?

What we do not know

Carlin PD

  • Whether the department holds a separate body camera policy that is not in the published manual.
  • How long Carlin retains footage in practice, and under what schedule it is deleted.
  • What happens when a resident asks for footage, and what it costs.
  • Whether any other Nevada agency's policy would fare better, which cannot be answered while almost none of them are published.

What body cameras are

A camera worn by an officer, recording encounters with the public. What it captures, how long the footage is kept and who may watch it are set by department policy rather than by one statewide rule.

How they work, why agencies buy them, and every county we have documented →

What you can do

Civic action

Show up

This technology is bought and renewed by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have not yet confirmed where each of them meets in Elko County.

Go to the Elko County hub →

Personal protection

Protect yourself

Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.

Surveillance Self-Defense ↗