Assistant Attorney General James Herrick wrote that ensuring a safe environment is part of a jail's "basic obligation" to inmates. As a result, Herrick says security cameras should be funded from a jail's operating budget and aren't a proper expenditure of canteen funds under law.

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Burbank High School is in need of enhancing its security system with new cameras, additional fencing and new gates, according to school officials. Matt Hill said plans are still in the early stages, and the district is currently looking at vendors and proposed cameras. The goal is to contract with a vendor this fall and install cameras by spring, he added. Talks about purchasing new cameras have been mentioned before, so Hill allocated one-time funding for safety needs. Some of those funds were earmarked specifically for security cameras for one school site, he said.

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Ring is adding an HDR (high dynamic range) feature to its cameras, but it doesn't come switched on by default. HDR helps even out the bright and dark areas of an image to provide a better, more pleasantly exposed image. In the context of a security camera, it could help see into dark corners better and stop images being washed out by harsh sunlight. HDR is already ready in some Ring battery-powered cameras. If it isn't in yours, you'll have to wait for a firmware update to hit.