Coalition Opposes Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association Obstruction of Body Camera Program

The Houston Institute joined a coalition including the ACLU of Massachusetts, the Boston Police Camera Action Team, the Harvard Black Law Students Association, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, and the NAACP – Boston Branch in opposing a motion for preliminary injunction to prevent implementation of a pilot body camera program for the Boston Police Department. The Boston Police Department’s (BPD) body-worn camera pilot program is a direct response to the demands of Boston residents for more accountability and transparency from the police officers sworn to protect them. Amici submit this brief to address the interests of the people and communities who will be directly affected by any further delay in concrete police reform.

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