{
  "record": {
    "id": "b9b7396e-b392-4314-9836-bafc3befaef8",
    "code": "PAI-B9B7396E",
    "force": "Massachusetts State Police",
    "country": "United States",
    "country_code": "us",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "Massachusetts",
    "technology": "Statewide licence plate reader network",
    "technology_slug": "anpr",
    "vendor": "",
    "vendor_slug": "",
    "programme": "",
    "status": "operational",
    "stage": "in-use",
    "evidence": "ngo",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "Suffolk Superior Court ordered disclosure of camera locations and search audit logs (licence plate numbers redacted) in a public records case brought by the ACLU of Massachusetts, according to the ACLU's press release of 2 September 2026.",
    "notes": "In a press release dated 2 September 2026, the ACLU of Massachusetts quotes Kade Crockford, its director of technology and justice programs, saying the State Police 'maintains its own statewide network of license plate readers'. The ACLU says Suffolk Superior Court granted its motion for summary judgment, finding that the State Police had not justified withholding the camera locations and the audit logs showing when, why and how often officers search the plate reader database, with plate numbers to be redacted. According to the ACLU, the State Police had withheld the records under public records exemptions for critical infrastructure and ongoing criminal investigations, and the ACLU filed suit in November 2023. Boston 25 News reported on 3 September 2026 that the ruling came on the Wednesday, 2 September. The ACLU's release does not name the vendor or give the number of cameras, so those fields are left empty. Boston 25 News and WJAR (NBC 10), on 4 September 2026, described the records as concerning the State Police's Flock cameras without giving detail, and WJAR said it was unclear what the ruling means for the State Police. The City of Boston's 2025 surveillance report records two State Police requests to Boston's Flock hot list.",
    "source": "ACLU of Massachusetts, 2 September 2026",
    "source_url": "https://www.aclum.org/?p=13357",
    "last_checked": "2026-11-06",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/b9b7396e-b392-4314-9836-bafc3befaef8"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}