Corrections and right of reply
Challenge or respond to a record
Bound by Fear reports criminal proceedings, official findings, civil records, and pending matters as separate evidence categories. The archive can still be wrong or become outdated. The responsible editor is Jason Louv.
How to request a review
Use the encrypted form below. Include the case page, the statement you dispute, and the correction you request. Public supporting records help, but they are not required to open a review.
You may provide an email address inside the encrypted request if you want an acknowledgment or follow-up. The public intake does not expose that address.
Review process
Acknowledgment target: 10 business days. Requests reporting a dismissal, acquittal, reversal, mistaken identity, or immediate safety issue receive priority. This is a target, not a guarantee.
The editor checks the request against the cited proceeding and any new public records. If the page is materially wrong, it may be corrected, reclassified, annotated, or removed. Material corrections should state what changed. If the editor concludes that the page remains accurate, a named subject may still use the right of reply below.
Right of reply
Anyone named in a record may submit a response for publication alongside that record. The archive will publish the response substantially as written. Editing is limited to material that would identify a victim.
A response does not require the archive to remove an accurate public record. It gives the named person or institution a direct place to state its position in the same record.
Changed dispositions
Report dropped or dismissed charges, acquittals, overturned convictions, reversed judgments, remands, sentence reductions, and official findings favorable to a named subject. Include a court or agency record when available.
The archive updates records to reflect the current legal position. A conviction that has been vacated or overturned does not remain presented as a standing conviction.
Victim privacy and source protection
Do not submit a minor victim's identity, medical records, a home address, or private contact information belonging to another person. Victim-identifying material is not published through this process.
The archive does not publish the identity of a confidential submitter without permission, subject to legal obligations. The form encrypts its contents in the browser; the privacy notice explains storage and limits.
Encrypted intake
Submit a correction or response
Nothing submitted here publishes automatically. Save the receipt shown after submission.