Suspended
Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
Amherst County Sheriff Jimmy Ayers announced on September 3, 2026 that the office's 4 Flock cameras and the associated software would be shut down and remain inoperable until further notice. Ayers said the decision followed an internal audit of his office's use of the system and conversations with sheriffs in neighboring counties. WSET reported that Amherst and Bedford both pointed to discrepancies they wanted Flock to explain before any restart. The announcement landed in the same week that Bedford County and the Lynchburg Police Department also stepped back from the technology. No contract price, term length or expiration date appears in either source, and the sheriff's office did not say whether or when the 4 cameras would be physically removed.
Use suspended
Camera use is suspended. The contract itself has not been reported terminated.
The money
- Cameras: 4
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- WSLS 10: the Amherst County Sheriff's Office suspends Flock camera use after an internal audit (September 3, 2026) wsls.com
- WSET ABC 13: a running list of Virginia cities and counties that suspended or reduced Flock camera use (September 3, 2026) wset.com
Last verified: September 7, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Amherst County Sheriff's Office runs the cameras.
The agency reports 4 cameras.
The status reads suspended.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 7, 2026. Every Virginia record is listed on the Virginia hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Amherst County, VA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/va-amherst-county/.
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- Camera locations near Amherst County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock