Judges Reverse Sealed Records Policy
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March 14, 2009
[edit] Judges Reverse Sealed Records Policy
"Arrest affidavits for defendants in Jefferson and Lincoln counties will no longer be automatically sealed, a change circuit judges made after a newspaper questioned the practice.
Affidavits in the two counties have been withheld from the public for at least a decade. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette inquired of the other judicial districts in the state and found that no other district automatically seals its affidavits. The documents contain the details assembled by police of the offenses for which the defendant is charged." Read the full article here.
