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Remove yourself from InmatesSearcher

Estimated time: 5–10 minutes. Difficulty: easy.

Steps

  1. Open the InmatesSearcher opt-out page — it is the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Info" link at the bottom of inmatessearcher.com.
  2. Enter your first name and last name, pick your state from the dropdown and click "Search". Solve the CAPTCHA if it appears. You may get a couple of pop-up questions (age range, places lived) to narrow the results — answer them.
  3. Find your record in the list and click the green "Continue" button next to it.
  4. Fill in the removal form: email address, full name, street address and phone number, matching what the listing shows. Solve the CAPTCHA and click "Submit". You get an on-screen "request received" message.
  5. Open the "OptOut Request Confirmation" email from InmatesSearcher and click "Click to Remove your information". A confirmation page means you are done. No ID; the phone number is a form field, they do not call or text it.
  6. InmatesSearcher does not quote a removal time; most requests clear within a day or two, and the legal outer limit is 45 days. Re-search after a week.
InmatesSearcher is one of a family of paid background-report sites (PublicSearcher, SecretInfo, SealedRecords, TruthRecord, WeInform, MugshotLook, PrivateReports) that share the same opt-out flow. Do not assume one request covers the others — search each site and opt out wherever you appear. Use a throwaway email: the form wants an address and phone number, and you are handing them to a data broker. Records reappear after database refreshes; if yours is back, opt out again or email support@inmatessearcher.com.
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