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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 West Columbia 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]

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 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 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 Swansea Police Department received $3600 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2018.

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Government information (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]

The Springdale 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]

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 South Congaree Police Department received a total of $43280 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2019.

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Government data (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $450,605 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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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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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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Government information (South Carolina Information and Intelligence Center) [snapshot]
Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) [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 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 Probation, Parole and Pardon Services received a total of $841117.37 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2019-2023.

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Government data (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]
Government information (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]
Government data (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $164,726 to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health in 2017 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [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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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 Corrections received $111001.9 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2023.

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Government data (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]
Government information (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]
Government data (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) [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 Richland County Sheriff's Office installed Flock Safety automated license plate readers at five locations across Richland County in 2022.

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News article (Richland Source) [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 Richland County Sheriff's Office 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]

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 Richland County Sheriff’s Department uses automated license plate readers as part of a statewide program managed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

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News article (The Post and Courier) [snapshot]