License Plate Readers

Controversies over the misuse of Flock cameras – or automated license plate readers (ALPRs) – in some communities in Kentucky and across the country have motivated some to ask for more transparency or ban the use of the devices outright in Paducah.

A Kentucky House committee passed a bill Wednesday that would put restrictions on how law enforcement agencies use and keep data they collect from controversial license plate readers.

In Louisville, local civil liberty advocates told KyCIR they worry anti-Black bias plays role in who gets arrested due to license plate readers.