By Eric Flack
WAVE3
LOUISVILLE, Ky — The most powerful tool to keep inmates in line may not be handcuffs or a gun. The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections is going high tech to handle some of the most violent confrontations inside the jail. Video cameras are now recording those incidents to protect correction officers and your money.
When inmates go wild at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections officers typically arrive wearing full riot gear, and they are always there in full HD.
Sgt. Steven Gilbert, assistant commander of the Special Operations Response Team said corrections officers record “everything. From the moment we step on the floor, cameras are rolling.”
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