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Letter to Attorney General Holder regarding U.S. Marshals Service's mug shot release policy
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In December 2012, the U.S. Marshals Service announced a new policy that blocks the public release of federal booking photographs pursuant to federal Freedom of Information Act cases. The Reporters Committee's letter, joined by 37 other media organizations, asks the Department of Justice to rescind the new policy, as it violates established case law in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that entitles individuals to obtain mug shots under FOIA for indicted defendants who have made a public court appearance and whose criminal proceeding is ongoing.