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Commissioners vote 4–1 to ask sheriff to stop posting mugshots of non-convicted defendants
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary
Alachua County commissioners approved a motion directing the chair to send a letter asking the sheriff's office to cease use of mugshots and photographs of non-convicted defendants in social media and press releases; the motion passed 4–1.
A motion asking the chair to send a letter to the sheriff requesting that the department stop publishing mugshots and photographs of non‑convicted defendants on social media and in press materials passed the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners 4–1.
A commissioner moved that the board "ask them…
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