# Source for US Federal mug shots?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-for-us-federal-mug-shots/654127>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-for-us-federal-mug-shots/654127 "2013-03-27T19:14:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-for-us-federal-mug-shots/654127/1 "2013-03-27T19:14:56Z")

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I’m trying to locate mug shots for [several convicted criminals.](http://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/news2009/kamau.sen.htm) [Mugshots.com](http://Mugshots.com) didn’t have any for the names I tried.

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-for-us-federal-mug-shots/654127/2 "2013-03-27T21:55:32Z")

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> [@gaffa](#):
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> I’m trying to locate mug shots for [several convicted criminals.](http://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/news2009/kamau.sen.htm) [Mugshots.com](http://Mugshots.com) didn’t have any for the names I tried.

Another possibility: Most of these criminals were deported. Are deportees photographed, and are those images available?

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-for-us-federal-mug-shots/654127/3 "2013-03-28T21:22:15Z")

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Nobody?