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Common Council to Vote on Police Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program

Madison Police Department and residents discuss controversial body-worn camera pilot program

"Bodycams Are Not What They Seem" - WORT 89.9 FM

"So you have this expensive thing that's basically a way of expanding the criminal-justice system and entrenching the status quo."

Madison committee recommends rejecting body cameras for police

Madison committee recommends rejecting body cameras for police Last night, Madison’s Public Safety Review Committee (PSRC) voted against both a body worn camera pilot program and a full, city-wide rollout. In a 4-2 vote, PSRC members recommended that the city council reject the controversial technology. That decision comes just a few weeks after a separate city committee finished a 52-page feasibility report on body cameras, which recommended a “vigorous” pilot program before city-wide implementation. PSRC member Matthew Mitnick, who voted against the body cameras, cited concerns over the program’s anticipated costs and that it didn’t adequately address input from community members.

Six years later, community still seeks justice for Tony Robinson

Six years later, community still seeks justice for Tony Robinson Six years ago this March, Matt Kenny, a Madison Police officer, shot and killed Sharon Irwin-Henry’s grandson in a house on Williamson Street. The killing of Tony Terrell Robinson attracted national attention, and Robinson’s name still echoes throughout Madison to this day. “Before Terrell died, all of these people were getting killed, all these Black men were getting killed, by police officers,” Irwin-Henry told WORT, “And I sat in my house and I said, ‘Oh, that’s just too bad, but it will never happen here.’ And it did. And it happened to my family.”

Reopening the Tony Robinson Case: Grandmother starts petition to get MPD officer fired for perjury

Reopening the Tony Robinson Case: Grandmother starts petition to get MPD officer fired for perjury Robinson's grandmother believes she has enough evidence to get Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny fired for perjury February 15, 2021 9:45 PM Jamie Perez Updated: MADISON, Wis. — The death of Tony Robinson made national headlines nearly six years ago. It’s a day that Robinson’s grandmother, Sharon Irwin Henry has never forgotten. “On March 6, 2015 at 6:38 in the evening, he died on the steps at 1125 Williamson Street with seven bullets in him,” Irwin-Henry recalled. That was the day that Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny took her grandson’s life.

Public shows overwhelming support for Ramon Batista as Madison's next police chief

During his interview, Batista said, “We must all recognize that policing in this country is entering a new era. I see this time as an amazing new opportunity to be at the forefront of pro social, positive change for police and the communities they serve.” Batista was the Mesa, Arizona police chief until his resignation last year. Greg Gelembiuk, the co-founder of Madison’s Community Response Team, said Batista rose to the top of his picks because of his courage, cultural competency and heart. “Madison residents generally want a humane, kind and progressive city,” Gelembiuk said. “I think Ramon could help bring that much more so than all the other candidates.”

Public shows overwhelming support for Ramon Batista as Madison’s next police chief

By Jamie Perez Dec 10, 2020 5:54 PM MADISON, Wis. — Out of four finalists in the running for Madison’s next police chief, the public showed overwhelming support for Ramon Batista at the Police and Fire Commission meeting Wednesday. During his interview, Batista said, “We must all recognize that policing in this country is entering a new era. I see this time as an amazing new opportunity to be at the forefront of pro social, positive change for police and the communities they serve.” Batista was the Mesa, Arizona police chief until his resignation last year. Greg Gelembiuk, the co-founder of Madison’s Community Response Team, said Batista rose to the top of his picks because of his courage, cultural competency and heart.

Community members sound off on Madison police chief candidates, search process

Ramon Batista, a former police chief from Arizona, rose to the top as a favored candidate for the permanent Madison police chief position among members of the public who spoke at Wednesday’s Police and Fire Commission meeting. But those who spoke also decried the process for selecting a new Madison Police Department leader as difficult to navigate, excluding the community members the new police chief will be serving. The process did not include a way for community members to directly engage with the four police chief candidates, which also include Shon Barnes, Christopher Davis and Larry Scirotto. Earlier Wednesday, the PFC released pre-recorded interviews with each of the candidates answering questions that were informed using community input gathered earlier in the process.