Act 253
Tone Madison‘s ongoing reporting on—and struggles with— a new Wisconsin law that hinders access to police body-camera footage.
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The body camera issue
Our second-ever print edition accompanies our ongoing coverage of surveillance and transparency.
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Madison enters the debate over redaction fees for police body-camera footage
A proposal would allow MPD to take advantage of a highly unusual chapter in Wisconsin’s open-records law.
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Between the lines, MPD’s body-cam study is kinda about redaction fees
A report estimates the cost of processing footage, but who will pay it?
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Breaking down a Wisconsin police group’s absurd interpretation of Act 253
An open-records attorney’s closer analysis of this “hasty and confusing attempt to restrict access to public records.”
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Our attorney and UWPD’s argue about body cams
Sort of, as “Tone Magazine” navigates Wisconsin’s new law hindering access to body-camera footage.
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A reporter asked for body-camera footage. UW-Madison police threatened her with a fine.
A hands-on encounter with Wisconsin’s newest and most troublesome open-records law.
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A new Wisconsin law undermines the transparency pitch for police body cameras
Act 253 contradicts open-records norms, and now it’s time for law enforcement to put it to use.
