Mugshots, also called booking photographs, are taken when an individual is booked and processed into jail or a similar correctional holding facility. The primary purpose of Texas mugshots is to enable law enforcement and correctional staff to identify offenders. Unfortunately, this purpose of identifying for law enforcement is no longer the only purpose of mugshots.
online industry with them. These groups collect mugshots they find posted online via jailhouse facilities or submit a Freedom of Information Act appeal to get all the recent mugshots in a county. They then post those mugshots along with pertinent identifying information, such as the individual’s name, physical details, and location, and create sub-pages on a website with all that information linked.
An individual’s name is listed prominently and included in meta-data on the sub-pages, sometimes even as part of the sub-page’s direct URL address. In doing so, the web hosts can “tie” these sub-pages with an individual’s identity. So whenever someone does a Google search for that individual’s information, the results will include this mugshot website listing out all the crimes and booking photographs of the individual.
This has some obvious negative results. Suppose the person listed is trying to find a job, join a community group, apply for housing, and more. In that case, these booking photographs can taint their image and even cause opportunities to get denied. Even more frustrating, these websites earn money off people’s traffic to view your sensitive information.
erase mugshots from websites. The Texas state legislature has passed a state law that requires these online mugshot companies to erase mugshots from their websites and publications if certain non-disclosure requests are made. This and other rules do require a lot of paperwork, but that’s where our team at Erase Mugshots excels.
Not only do we get these unscrupulous mugshot companies to take down this information legally, but we also notify Google and all other search engines quickly and effectively. These requests work to stop your name from showing up in tandem with the mugshot website.
