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The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $25,413 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $67,500 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Lexington Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $32,607 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Midlands Technical College Campus Police purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $13,950 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Pelion Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $15,689 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Pine Ridge Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $9,500 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Richland County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $132,000 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Ridgeway Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $10,600 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $135,105 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $240,900 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $85,560 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Springdale Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $8,900 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $33,300 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The West Columbia Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $34,395 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $20,288 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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News article (The Berkeley Observer) [snapshot]

The Columbia College Police Department uses Wolfcom body-worn cameras, according to a testimonial on the company's website.

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Vendor information (Wolfcom) [snapshot]
News article (OneZero) [snapshot]

Columbia College Police Department has used Wolfcom body-worn cameras since at least 2019.

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Social media (Wolfcom Facebook) [snapshot]
Press release (Wolfcom) [snapshot]

The Richland County Sheriff's Office's Department operates four DJI drones as of 2010, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College) [snapshot]

The South Carolina Highway Patrol operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2016, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College) [snapshot]

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division maintains a database containing driver’s license photos, mugshots, and probation photos, and responds to FBI queries to search this database. However, some local law enforcement agencies can reportedly run direct queries through a separate face recognition system.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation) [snapshot]
Public reocrds (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) [snapshot]
Government information (Government Accountability Office) [snapshot]

The South Carolina Information and Intelligence Center is one of 79 fusion centers in the United States. Operated by local and state law enforcement in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a fusion center serves as a command center for gathering, analyzing and disseminating intelligence and other public safety information.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation) [snapshot]
Government information (South Carolina Information and Intelligence Center) [snapshot]
Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) [snapshot]

The Columbia Police Department started using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2019 at an initial cost of $1.13 million.

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News article (The State News) [snapshot]

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2021 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]
Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]

The Swansea Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2022 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]
Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]

The Irmo Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2019 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]
Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]