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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 13, 2025

The Knoxville City Council approved a $27.6 million expansion of its police surveillance contract last week, the Tennessee Lookout reports. The agreement extends the Knoxville Police Department’s partnership with Axon Enterprises for the next decade. Axon currently provides the department with body cameras and taser equipment. The new proposal includes expanding the agreement to incorporate a records management system, services to support the department's new Real Time Information Center and additional citywide cameras. It also will include adoption of Axon’s Fusus software, which, according to the company, integrates various data sources, allowing officers to stream video monitoring, respond to incidents more efficiently, and share real-time updates with other first responders. The city council approved the contract by a 7-2 vote, a month after Nashville rejected a similar proposal.