{"id":753674,"date":"2025-12-12T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=753674"},"modified":"2025-12-12T13:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:56:23","slug":"department-of-corrections-refuses-to-release-body-camera-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/12\/department-of-corrections-refuses-to-release-body-camera-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Corrections Refuses to Release Body Camera Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_kPMvwU4bRbQ?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.6.0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has spent millions on body cameras with <span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">the<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/doc\/newsroom\/2024\/a-year-of-progress--odoc-s-2024-accomplishments.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0stated<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/doc\/newsroom\/2024\/a-year-of-progress--odoc-s-2024-accomplishments.html\"> goal<\/a> of increasing transparency, but is refusing to release recordings to the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency\u2019s general counsel maintains that releasing body camera footage could compromise security by showing a facility\u2019s layout and sensitive areas, spokesperson Kay Thompson said. Prison reform advocates argue the decision to withhold recordings undermines public trust and allows bad actors to skirt accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous other public safety agencies that use body cameras, including police departments, sheriff\u2019s offices and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, routinely release body camera recordings as mandated in the Oklahoma Open Records Act. The recordings have helped shed light on multiple high-profile incidents, including an Oklahoma City police officer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3SQQMVytLwo\">excessive use of force<\/a> toward an elderly man in 2024 and <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=oklahoma+county+jail+response+riot+2021+video&amp;sca_esv=bdfa73f17f6789a5&amp;rlz=1C5OZZY_enUS1122US1122&amp;sxsrf=AE3TifMF7NHMI158Xnmw_dWiqFTY9haUrw%3A1765224193941&amp;ei=AS83aayQOeuoqtsPo--ZOA&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjslJ3I5K6RAxVrlGoFHaN3BgcQ4dUDCBM&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=oklahoma+county+jail+response+riot+2021+video&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiLW9rbGFob21hIGNvdW50eSBqYWlsIHJlc3BvbnNlIHJpb3QgMjAyMSB2aWRlbzIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUj3GVDjDlivGHABeACQAQGYAa8BoAG4BqoBAzAuNrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCBaACqQXCAgUQIRirAsICBRAhGJ8FmAMAiAYBkgcDMC41oAewGLIHAzAuNbgHqQXCBwUwLjQuMcgHEIAIAA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\">response to a hostage situation<\/a> at the Oklahoma County Jail in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>State statute stipulates that audio and video recordings from equipment attached to a law enforcement officer shall be available for public inspection, with limited exceptions. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is not clearly defined as a law enforcement agency under state law, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xempAbvFKno\">agency began conducting<\/a> CLEET academy training courses in February 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cynthia Butler began advocating for body cameras in state prisons following the February 2022 death of Amanda Lane, a 38-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud. The state medical examiner ruled Lane\u2019s death a suicide, but Butler believes Lane may have faced harassment and other mistreatment leading up to her death.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler said the agency\u2019s decision to withhold body camera footage will leave the public in the dark regarding conditions facing prisoners and correctional staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha show-image image-alignright ts-4 is-1 is-landscape is-style-borders\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"752740\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>the latest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"754196\" class=\"tag-attorney-general tag-cdc tag-covid-19 tag-george-monks tag-measles tag-oklahoma-news tag-oklahoma-state-department-of-health tag-oklahoma-state-medical-association tag-whooping-cough category-health category-publichealth type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2026\/01\/05\/oklahoma-health-department-refuses-to-share-county-level-measles-data\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oklahoma Health Department Refuses to Share County-Level Measles Data\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2026\/01\/05\/oklahoma-health-department-refuses-to-share-county-level-measles-data\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oklahoma Health Department Refuses to Share County-Level Measles Data<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/paulmonies\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies-96x96.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/paulmonies\/\">Paul Monies<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T06:01:00-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T11:05:42-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cThings happen inside that they want to keep hush-hush, like everything\u2019s OK and there are no problems,\u201d Butler said. \u201cThere are a lot of things that go on in there that the public is not aware of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deon Osborne, an independent journalist whose work focuses on criminal justice, requested body camera footage from a September incident involving a correctional officer and a prisoner at the Great Plains Correctional Facility in Hinton. The agency confirmed that Lt. Cameron Carter, a five-year veteran of the agency who earned $115,494 in 2024, was terminated for unprofessional behavior toward the prisoner, but declined to elaborate.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Osborne said his request for the footage was denied about one month after submission. He said he understands the agency\u2019s desire to maintain security, but that sensitive images could easily be blurred or redacted.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prison-Visit-Keaton-35-600x400.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An ODOC body-worn camera is seen on Aug. 8, 2025. (Keaton Ross\/Oklahoma Watch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had lawmakers, legal experts and other people outside the state come in and have concerns with our system,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cThere\u2019s so little oversight and so little transparency that whether you have a loved one inside, or you just believe in human rights, it\u2019s impossible to really know if those human rights are being upheld. And I think every Oklahoman should care about that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, the agency enacted a policy stipulating that recordings may only be shared with prosecutors, law enforcement or pursuant to a court-ordered subpoena. Correctional officers in state-run facilities have been equipped with the devices since October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In June 2024, the agency signed a one-year, $1.09 million contract with Axon Technologies to purchase 1,069 cameras and 142 docking stations. The contract was renewed for an additional year over the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prison and jail officials have been slower than police to adopt body cameras, as correctional environments are controlled with fixed surveillance systems. But concerns of blind spots and aging infrastructure have prompted a growing number of officials to adopt the technology. Body cameras can also record audio, a feature lacking in most stationary cameras.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency emphasized dual goals of improving safety and external relations when announcing the rollout of the devices.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMoving forward with body cameras for our correctional officers is just another innovative step towards protecting everyone, promoting transparency and improving relations with the public, stakeholders and the Legislature,\u201d former executive director Steven Harpe, who resigned in August <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/10\/31\/harpe-takes-job-with-private-contractor-testing-state-law\/\">to take a job with an agency vendor<\/a>, said in a 2024 written statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Corrections has also refused to release incident reports for prisoner deaths and violent incidents. A lawsuit challenging that decision, filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readfrontier.org\/stories\/oklahoma-department-of-corrections-seeks-to-keep-incident-reports-for-inmate-deaths-confidential\/\">by The Frontier<\/a> in coordination with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, is pending in Oklahoma County District Court. Incident reports are also designated as public documents under the Open Records Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Ed. Note<\/em><\/strong><em>: This story was updated to correct former correctional officer Cameron Carter\u2019s 2024 salary. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=771%2C771&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-700099\" style=\"width:193px;height:193px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=771%2C771&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=336%2C336&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=706%2C706&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274.jpg?w=801&amp;ssl=1 801w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5274-771x771.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Keaton Ross covers democracy and criminal justice for Oklahoma Watch. Contact him at (405) 831-9753 or <a href=\"mailto:Kross@Oklahomawatch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kross@Oklahomawatch.org<\/a>.\u00a0Follow him on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_KeatonRoss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@_KeatonRoss<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-1 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"682821\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MORE FROM keaton ross <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"754183\" class=\"tag-attorney-general-gentner-drummond tag-corrections-2 tag-criminal-justice tag-darcy-jech tag-department-of-corrections tag-james-havens tag-kyle-counts tag-medical-parole 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