CT Task Force Reaches Compromise On Public Access to Police Records

A legislative task force "created under a hastily-passed law intended to prevent the disclosure of crime scene photographs and certain audio recordings collected by police following the Sandy Hook shooting and other homicides" has agreed to a compromise in which there would be limited access to crime scene photos and videos involving child crime victims, CT News Junkie reports. A central location would be created where the records could be viewed, but not copied. The proposal also would create a release valve for members of the public to make the case for releasing protected records to serve the public interest.