Wednesday, August 24, 2005

~ everybody - get a red hot mug shot ~


Mug shots of defendants in federal cases are public records, not just available through discovery, according to the Sixth Circuit, refuting the directive issued to the U.S. Marshals Service by its general counsel to release photos only to aid capture of fugitives. This ruling will immediately affect the states within the Sixth Circuit: Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee. Read the article