Who uses body cameras in Fort Bend County?
Also listed here because the record shows it
These systems are documented primarily as something else. They appear here because a cited record shows the deployment also does this.
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The 2021 contract's quote prices Axon Body 3 camera bundles for 632 officers across four bundles, with Axon Records, Axon Respond Plus and an Auto Tagging license for 457 users.
What we do not know
Axon in-car plate readers [Fort Bend County Sheriff]
- How many of the 407 licenses are active, and in which vehicles.
- How long Axon keeps the county's plate reads, and whether that period was set by the county.
- Which agencies can search the reads, and whether they are shared with Flock Safety's network.
- What hot lists are loaded, who can add a plate to one, and whether searches are audited.
- Who can watch the in-car livestreams, and when.
- What the $2.25 million March 2022 amendment bought.
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 confirmed where each of them meets in Fort Bend County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Fort Bend County →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 ↗