How to Reach the Editorial Team
Got a correction, a question, a press request, or a privacy inquiry? You’re in the right place. This page sets out the right channel for each kind of message and what to expect from us in response.
If you want a specific arrest record, mugshot, or court file removed, sealed, or expunged — we cannot help. We do not host records and have no ability to alter what an agency or court publishes. The fix is the issuing agency or a state-court expungement procedure (often through a licensed attorney). See the routing table at the bottom of this page.
If you used usa-arrests.org/ or its linked sources for an employment, tenant, credit, or insurance decision and the subject is challenging the decision, that's an FCRA matter. Information from this site and its linked sources is not a consumer report. Stop using it for FCRA-covered purposes immediately, and consult a consumer-rights attorney or the FTC at ftc.gov.
Pick the Right Subject Line
All inquiries go through one inbox: info@usa-arrests.org. The right subject line gets your message to the right person fastest.
Correction
Wrong portal URL, outdated procedure, fee number that’s been raised, broken link to a state agency page, redesigned interface that no longer matches our walkthrough.
Subject: Correction Response within 7 business daysGeneral editorial
Suggestions for new content, missing states or counties, requests to expand a section (expungement, FBI Identity History Summary procedure, etc.).
Subject: Editorial feedback Response within 14 business daysPress & media
Journalists, criminal-justice researchers, and broadcasters wanting to discuss our methodology, comment on a public-records story, or interview our editorial team.
Subject: Press inquiry Same-day or next-business-day responsePrivacy & data
CCPA/CPRA, Texas TDPSA, Florida FDBR, and other state-privacy rights — access, correction, deletion, opt-out of sale/sharing, portability.
Subject: Privacy request Within 45 days (state law requirement)Legal & DMCA
Copyright complaints, trademark concerns, defamation inquiries, DMCA notice and counter-notice submissions, FCRA enforcement notices.
Subject: Legal — DMCA Acknowledgment within 5 business daysAccessibility
If something on the site doesn’t work for you with a screen reader, keyboard navigation, magnification, or another assistive technology.
Subject: Accessibility issue Priority — usually 1–3 business daysCookies & advertising
Questions about a specific cookie, opt-out of advertising, or how to send a Global Privacy Control signal.
Subject: Cookies Response within 7 business daysPartnerships & advertising
Advertising inquiries, content partnerships with public-records advocacy groups, syndication requests.
Subject: Partnership inquiry Response within 14 business daysWhat to Include in Your Message
- The page URL on usa-arrests.org/ you're referring to (if relevant)
- The state or county your question relates to, if it’s location-specific
- What you expected to find or what you think is wrong
- If possible, the link from the official agency’s site that supports the correction
- A contact email so we can reply (we don’t share your email — see our Privacy Policy)
If you can include the link from the agency’s official site that contradicts our page, we can verify and update without going through a search ourselves. That cuts the response time roughly in half.
What We Cannot Help With — Routing Table
| If you need… | Go to… |
|---|---|
| Official background check (employment, tenant, credit, insurance) | An FCRA-compliant Consumer Reporting Agency. We are NOT a CRA. |
| Your own FBI Identity History Summary | FBI CJIS Division — fbi.gov — Identity History Summary |
| Locate a federal inmate | Federal Bureau of Prisons — bop.gov/inmateloc |
| Locate a state inmate | The relevant state’s Department of Corrections inmate locator (linked on every state page) |
| Locate someone in county jail | The county sheriff’s office — every state page links to the major counties’ jail rosters |
| Federal court records | PACER — pacer.uscourts.gov |
| State court records | The state’s e-court system or county clerk (linked on each state page) |
| Expunge or seal a record | Your state’s expungement / sealing procedure — typically through a licensed attorney; the state court self-help page gives the procedure |
| Dispute an FBI rap sheet entry | FBI CJIS dispute procedure at the link above; consult an attorney for material disputes |
| Dispute a state rap sheet entry | Your state DPS / State Police / Bureau of Investigation |
| Have a mugshot removed | The website that posted the mugshot. State AG consumer-protection offices handle pay-for-removal complaints in states with statutes against the practice. |
| Federal pardon or commutation | U.S. Office of the Pardon Attorney — justice.gov/pardon |
| State pardon or clemency | The relevant state’s Governor’s Office or Board of Pardons (varies by state) |
| Privacy complaint about a U.S. business | The relevant state Attorney General; California residents may also use the California Privacy Protection Agency |
How We Operate
usa-arrests.org/ is a digital-only publication. We don't have a physical office open to the public, do not accept walk-in visitors, and do not publish a postal address for general correspondence. Email is the way to reach us.
What We Won’t Engage With
- Abusive, threatening, or harassing messages — these are not acted on and may be reported to authorities
- Stalking, doxing, or harassment-facilitation requests, regardless of how they’re framed
- Bulk SEO outreach, link-insertion requests, and “guest post” pitches that aren’t relevant to public-records access
- Requests to remove factual statements about a state agency that are accurate and properly sourced
- Requests to remove published government records — we don’t host them, and the issuing agency or court is the body that decides what’s public
- Pay-for-coverage offers from people-search services, expungement firms, or law firms
- Generic marketing emails, sales pitches, and unsolicited proposals not specific to our work
- Demands that we operate as a Consumer Reporting Agency — we are not, and will not become, an FCRA CRA
Ready to Send Us a Message?
Pick the right subject line, include the page URL and any supporting agency link, and we’ll respond within the time stated for that channel.
📧 info@usa-arrests.org