Denver7: A new report shows Denver Sheriff Department (DSD) deputies ran into big problems amid their body camera rollout last year.

While many law enforcement agencies were required under state law to issue body cameras to their officers, as part of a state law passed in 2020, DSD wasn’t required to.

The state law exempted jail deputies if they worked in a facility already equipped with video cameras.

But Denver Sheriff Elias Diggins said his department voluntarily issued body cameras to its deputies as a way to increase transparency.

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