The US military wants to hide some corrections and parole records from public view

The Department of Defense is creating a new system to manage military corrections and parole board records. It wants to exempt parts of these records from public access under the Privacy Act of 1974.

The Privacy Act of 1974 generally gives individuals the right to see records kept about them by federal agencies. This proposed rule would allow the military to keep some of its internal justice system records secret, citing national security and law enforcement needs. This means less transparency for military personnel regarding their own records and less public oversight of military justice decisions.