Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.

The Department of Homeland Security now says that two weeks of critical surveillance footage from within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s Broadview detention center wasn’t actually lost in a “system crash,” but rather, was never recorded in the first place. It is also arguing that, had the footage been recorded, it would be irrelevant because prisoner living conditions have improved since the time it was supposed to be recorded.

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM
    31·
    22 hours ago

    Funny that the surveillance state suddenly forgets to surveil when it is the one under the spotlight.

    • manxu@piefed.socialEnglish
      14·
      21 hours ago

      It’s like when you call BigCorp and the recording tells you, “This call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes.” What this means in standard humanese is, “We will record this call and use it against your whenever we like, but it doesn’t exist if it’s in your favor.”

        • manxu@piefed.socialEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          You’d think, but unless you recorded it for quality assurance purposes, that is not the case.