County record · Alabama
Montgomery County
Technology presence
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Montgomery Police Department
The Montgomery Police Department has used body-worn cameras since at least 2018 and received approval to purchase new body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Montgomery Police Department FacebookWSFAPro Publica
The Montgomery Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2006, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): VocativKevin Collierweb.archive.org
Montgomery County Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 404 Media
The Montgomery Police Department oeprates the River Region Strategic Technology and Resource Center, which collects data from surveillance cameras and other data sources.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WAFF49
The Montgomery Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2009.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SoundThinking
Alabama Department of Corrections
The Alabama Department of Corrections operates 36 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $300,000 to the Alabama Department of Corrections in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office maintains a camera registry via Axon.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Axon
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office operated drones as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Montgomery County Sheriff's OfficeMontgomery County Sheriff's OfficeCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard College
Alabama Motor Vehicle Division
Alabama’s Motor Vehicle Division responds to face recognition requests from FBI’s FACE Services.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationGovernment Accountability Office
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has been using body-worn cameras since 2015.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Associated PressMontgomery Sheriff Facebook Page
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026