A mayoral executive order signed Tuesday says that Salt Lake City will release police body camera footage 10 business days after an officer uses force that injures or kills someone.
Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced the decision at a news conference Tuesday afternoon, which included Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill and Police Chief Mike Brown.
Gill and Brown expressed support for the move and said they hope it will balance the need for public transparency with the due process of an investigation.
With the new policy, Biskupski said, “we can help eliminate unwarranted suspicion toward our law enforcement brothers and sisters and investigative agencies while we continue important dialogue that we have been having.