JANS – A network of police-grade cameras has been strategically placed throughout downtown Jackson to give local law enforcement and Downtown Jackson Partners both recorded access and real-time monitoring of DJP’s business district.
DJP obtained the cameras from Project N.O.L.A., a non-profit organization in New Orleans that operates the largest, most cost-efficient, and successful networked HD camera program in the nation. Via the Internet, these cameras transmit video to the Project N.O.L.A. Real-time Crime Information Center at the University of New Orleans where it can then be re-broadcast to Capital City Police, the Jackson Police Department, and DJP.
“With an influx of new restaurants, businesses, and events coming downtown, like the National Folk Festival, we want to ensure those who invest in our city and the people they attract to downtown have peace of mind and are secure in the knowledge that downtown is a safe, welcoming environment in which to work, live, and play,” said Liz Brister, Downtown Jackson Partners president. “These high-tech cameras lend an extra layer of security to our business district and ease law enforcement’s role in keeping downtown safe.”…