Published:
June 5, 2020
Previously unidentified officers wore shirts with insignia from at least two federal prisons in Texas, one of which includes active coronavirus infections.
LBJ's Michele Deitch said the lack of identification on the officers’ uniforms makes it difficult to hold them accountable. Especially now, after a week of daily protests and national unrest over police brutality, the move flies in the face of calls for better oversight of law enforcement agencies.
“The anonymity of the officers that appears to be happening in at least some places makes oversight all but impossible,” Deitch said. “Transparency and accountability go out the window.”