The PSNI won't issue custody photos of people jailed for serious offences - and is refusing to explain why
Switching on the primetime TV news bulletins, think of what you see when there are court reports about serious crimes.
Custody photos, or mugshots as they are commonly known, serve the basic purpose of showing who committed the crime. A photo of the victim, mother-of-six Katrina Rainey, 53, was attached to the PSNI's emailed press release. Get the latest politics news and analysis in your inbox Want the biggest political stories sent straight to you?
It also says "being open with information in itself constitutes a policing purpose by supporting policing legitimacy".
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