I often check the searchsystems.net site to gauge the newness of a government-maintained public records site. These are a few California county inmate searches that I didn’t find on searchsystems. Riverside County Inmate Custody search. Yolo County lists booking information...
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Search by first or last name, or all last names by letter, to verify inmates in custody or recently released in Sacramento County, California. Extensive details are provided on the inmate’s convictions. Technorati Tags: Inmates Technorati Tags:...
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The New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts has released its policy guidelines for access to case court records. The report addresses the procedures for handling public requests for trial court case files, not the sticky issues of electronic access....
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First, a reminder. When you’re out in the field and need to call directory assistance, don’t pay for it, make use of one of the free lookup services: U.S. Nationwide, 1-800-FREE-411 and in the San Francisco Bay area 1-800-411-SAVE are...
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A facial recognition program that will enable name associations to be applied to specific photographs, making them searchable on the Internet, is in its testing phase. Currently in alpha testing, Riya software works by analysing 50 variables, including hair and...
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You’ll want to add this site to your courts favorites folder. This is how the uninformed among us can quickly associate the federal circuit court number with its geographical area, link to its website and the corresponding bankruptcy and appellate...
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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has an online tool that streamlines the comparison of various state public records and open meeting laws. The collection of public records topics is presented in outline form in a drop-down menu....
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The privacy and security epidemic is now infecting U.S. courts, once broadly agreed to be an accessible institution open to the entire public. The attempts by wealthy individuals to seal their financial records in divorce cases, or to close court...
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Western Union may be able to accomplish more to foil Nigerian scams and other frauds than any legislation Congress can concoct. In an agreement with 47 states, Western Union will spend $8.1 million to educate and warn consumers about fraudulent...
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Identify immigrants who came through New York before Ellis Island was established as an intake center. This online database is searchable by last and first name, and returns the name of the ship, date of arrival, country and port of...
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