Office of Inspector General (OIG) report or investigation document: DOJ-OGR-00023450
Summary
The document discusses the failure of the security camera recording system at the institution, the response to the failure, and the roles and responsibilities of staff regarding camera system maintenance. It was discovered that roughly half of the institution's cameras were not recording due to a hard drive failure in DVR 2. The Electronics Technician's actions and decisions regarding the repair are scrutinized.
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