Recently arrested mugshots4/9/2024 Criminal justice reform advocates Quisha Mallette and Lauren Robbins discuss efforts to curb the predatory mug shot industry Listen below Access to people’s likeness should be limited, and booking photos should be regulated appropriately so groups can’t use the information for financial gain at the expense of a person’s reputation and livelihood. Private companies should not be able to exploit this information. Being on these websites can affect people’s job prospects, housing, and other opportunities–not to mention their reputation in the community. Some groups demand up to $1,000 to take a person’s photo down. Unaccountable private companies are using public databases to blackmail people who have been arrested for anything, whether they get convicted or not. Law enforcement agencies regularly provide information like arrest reports with corresponding mug shots to companies that publishes the information, often for financial gain. Under current North Carolina law, any record held by a public entity may be public record, including booking photos. Mugshots, formerly Booking Photos, are everywhere they are often plastered across online platforms, magazines, newspapers, and more. Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions.Securing Job Training & Workforce Development.Repairing Our Broken Unemployment Insurance System.Workers’ Rights Research & Publications.History of the Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project.Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Staff.Immigrant & Refugee Rights Research & Publications.Member Advisory Committee (MAC) Training for Medicaid Managed Care.Notice of your rights under Franklin v.
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