MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — Maricopa County's protocol of routinely posting the mugshots and names of individuals booked into its jail is not constitutionally permissible, according to a panel of federal ...

A law enforcement tactic is igniting a firestorm: the "Wall of Shame." By posting prostitution sting mugshots directly to Facebook and X, police say they’re deterring crime—but critics say they’re ...

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ATLANTA — Legislation that raised alarms about public access to police videos passed through a House committee Thursday with amendments that eased access for members of two Georgia media associations.

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (FOX 56) — Scott County Jailer Darren Broyles announced a policy change that would end the posting of inmate mugshots on the Scott County Detention Center’s website, a practice that ...

A lawyer for a man who sued a Pennsylvania county jail for posting his mugshot online says nearly 70,000 former inmates could have claims in a class-action lawsuit, though the county being sued ...

Law enforcement agencies in Tuolumne County and the rest of California are no longer publishing mugshots on websites like Crimegraphics or in most social media posts due to changes in state law and ...

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late this past week that it is unconstitutional to post mugshots of inmates online, and local jurisdictions must all abide by this decision. The ruling ...

LYON COUNTY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Lyon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is suspending sharing mugshots and suspect names pending Sheriff Brad Pope announced on Facebook that this week the 9th ...

Editor's note: In a previous version on this story we listed that the ruling was to protect individuals who have been convicted of a crime, but the ruling was to protect individuals who have not been ...