Madison Mayor: All Madison Police Department Officers Expected to Receive Body Cams by End of 2027
The grant will help Madison police buy 220 cameras and cover startup costs as officials aim to launch the program by next summer.
- Officers in the Madison Police Department will be equipped with body-worn cameras by the end of 2027, after the Madison Community Foundation pledged a $350,000 grant to cover initial software and personnel costs.
- Public pressure for widespread camera usage intensified following the July 22, 2026, shooting of Corey Ruiz, which lacked body-worn camera footage; previously, the department only equipped SWAT and motorcycle units with devices.
- To outfit uniformed officers, the city will purchase 220 pooled body cameras, with the grant funding software, two IT specialists, and one forensic analyst while pursuing federal matching funds for equipment costs.
- Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway expressed confidence that the Common Council will approve the necessary budget amendments and grant agreements required for implementation.
- Despite the program's $100,000 in ongoing annual software costs, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said cameras will play "an important role in rebuilding trust and improving transparency.
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Madison receives grant to fund police body cameras in 2027
(The Center Square) – All of Madison’s police officers who interact with the public will have body cameras by the end of 2027 after the Madison Community Foundation pledged a
Community donation speeds up body camera plan for Madison Police
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police officers will get body cameras sooner than expected thanks to a grant from the Madison Community Foundation. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced on Thursday that all public-facing Madison Police Department officers will get a camera by the end of 2027, sooner than the city’s original three-year plan that would phase […]
Madison mayor: City cops will get body cams sooner than expected
Across Wisconsin and the country, body-camera use is near-universal among large law enforcement agencies. But, in Madison, the only officers who wear them are on the SWAT team or motorcycle unit.
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