The decision of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to relaunch its mug shot website caught the attention of the same attorneys who took down a former version of the site.
Last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the posting of mugs hots resulted in pretrial punishment.
MCSO says its decision to publish the mugshot page is in accordance with the opinion of the appellate court.
Andrew Ivchenko is one of the attorneys who fought to remove the page in the first place. He is moving forward with a class action lawsuit against MCSO and Maricopa County.
“We have a lot of information that we're trying to acquire over the next few weeks and months. And that will paint a better picture in our mind as to where this current activity, you know, falls into our case," he said.
Daniel Kloberdanz, another of the lawyers involved in pursuing legal action related to the new website, says posting mug shots in this manner punishes people.
At this point, it’s unclear what the legal justification is for the mug shot relaunch.
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This decision comes after an internal audit revealed potential misuse of the software by a department employee. -
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