US Marshals to allow altered body camera rules

The Justice Department has agreed for the first time to allow local police assigned to federal fugitive task forces to release body camera video to the public following officer-involved shootings.

The change, detailed in a July 12 memo obtained by NBC News, marks a major shift for law enforcement, as many critics have called for greater transparency and pressured the Justice Department to work toward reform since the widespread protests following the death of George Floyd last summer.