How to Reach the Editorial Team
Got a correction, a sealing/expungement removal request, 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.
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Pick the Right Subject Line
All inquiries go through one inbox: info@recentarrests.org. The right subject line gets your message to the right person fastest.
Sealed/expunged record removal
If your record has been sealed or expunged by court order and you find any reference on recentarrests.org/, attach the court order. We remove at no charge, ever.
Subject: Sealed/expunged record removal Acknowledgment 5 days · removal 10 daysCorrection
Wrong portal URL, outdated procedure, wrong sheriff or jail name, redesigned interface that no longer matches our walkthrough.
Subject: Correction Response within 7 business daysGeneral editorial
Suggestions for new content, missing counties or states, requests to expand a section.
Subject: Editorial feedback Response within 14 business daysPress & media
Reporters, policy 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
State-privacy rights — access, correction, deletion, opt-out of sale/sharing, portability — under CCPA/CPRA, TDPSA, FDBR, and similar state laws.
Subject: Privacy request Within 45 days where required by state lawDMCA & copyright
Copyright complaints, DMCA notice and counter-notice submissions, trademark concerns. See our DMCA Policy first.
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 daysWhat to Include in Your Message
- The page URL on recentarrests.org/ you're referring to (if relevant)
- The county and state your question relates to
- What you expected to find or what you think is wrong
- If possible, the link from the official sheriff or jail site that supports the correction
- For sealing/expungement removal: the court order (PDF) and the URL of any editorial reference you want removed
- A contact email so we can reply (we don’t share your email — see our Privacy Policy)
Please don’t include Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, full bank-account information, medical information, or other sensitive personal data in messages to us. We don’t need it and we can’t act on it. The court order itself usually contains everything we need to verify a sealing/expungement removal request.
What We Cannot Help With — Routing Table
| If you need… | Go to… |
|---|---|
| Find a relative who has been arrested | The county sheriff’s or jail’s roster — every county page links to it; for federal use Bureau of Prisons inmate locator at bop.gov/inmateloc |
| Bail bond or bond posting | A licensed bail bond agent in the relevant state |
| Hire a criminal defense attorney | State bar lawyer-referral service in the relevant state; if you cannot afford an attorney, the public defender’s office |
| Seal or expunge a record | A licensed attorney in the state where the case was adjudicated; many state bar associations have reduced-fee panels |
| File a public-records request | The records custodian for the agency holding the record (state or federal FOIA) |
| Report fraud against a public agency | The state attorney general’s office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office |
| FCRA-compliant background screening | A properly-credentialed Consumer Reporting Agency. FTC guidance: ftc.gov/business-guidance/credit-reporting |
| EEOC complaint about employment discrimination based on arrest record | EEOC at eeoc.gov |
| Report a wanted fugitive | U.S. Marshals Service, FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or tips.fbi.gov |
| Victim notification (custody-status alerts) | Federal VNS or state VINE; National VINE service 1-866-277-7477 |
| Pay-for-removal extortion (someone is charging you to remove arrest info) | FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and your state attorney general |
| Crisis or emergency | 911 · 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) · 1-800-799-7233 (Domestic Violence) |
How We Operate
recentarrests.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
- Requests to publish information about specific named individuals
- Requests to identify victims, witnesses, or law-enforcement officers
- Requests to assist in fugitive evasion
- Bulk SEO outreach, link-insertion requests, and “guest post” pitches that aren’t relevant to our editorial focus
- Requests to remove factual statements about a sheriff’s office, jail, or state agency that are accurate and properly sourced (we do remove sealed/expunged-case references — see priority channel above)
- FCRA-purpose questions — those require a Consumer Reporting Agency, not us
- Background-check requests — we do not perform individual lookups
- Requests to file Freedom of Information Act requests on someone’s behalf
- Pay-for-removal proposals — we do not engage with operations charging for removal
- Generic marketing emails, sales pitches, and unsolicited proposals not specific to our work
Ready to Send Us a Message?
Pick the right subject line, include the page URL and any supporting documentation (especially court orders for sealing/expungement removal), and we’ll respond within the time stated for that channel.
📧 info@recentarrests.org