Mug Shot - Access To Mug Shot Photographs

Access To Mug Shot Photographs

Federal booking photographs can be obtained by anyone through the Freedom of Information Act, except in special cases when the arrestees' record has been sealed.

Many state correctional facilities and county jails have mug shots of their inmates and make them available on the Internet.

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