The top cop in Springfield, Massachusetts said he supports body cameras for the city’s police officers but obstacles remain to using the technology.
Springfield Police Commissioner John Barbieri, addressing a meeting of the city council’s Public Safety Committee, said he supports putting cameras on police uniforms, in cruisers, and inside the prisoner holding cells at police headquarters.
"I am very in favor of it," said Barbieri, adding "I want just want to make the council is on board and there is funds."
Barbieri said he is obtaining cost estimates to install a camera system to monitor the sixty holding cells in the police station.
Cameras on uniforms and in cruisers are issues in contract negotiations between the city and the police unions.
