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RCMP’s proposed AI surveillance system for holding cells called ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘intrusive’ by experts

RCMP claims tool would make prisoners safer after series of in-custody deaths

Kate Schneider
Kate Schneider

7 Oct 2024 • 5 min read

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A Sarnia Police Service officer demonstrates the force’s new biometric monitoring system designed by technology firm Xander Kardian and implemented earlier this year. The RCMP is now looking to introduce a similar AI surveillance system in its holding cells, which has experts concerned. (Credit: Sarnia Police Service)

Kate Schneider
Kate Schneider

Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC.

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