Alabama state regulations determine that records recording municipal decisions including court papers, police arrest records, marriage licenses, traffic transgressions and more are open and available to the populace, largely because of the Alabama Public Records Law of 1923. This statute, itself based on the Freedom of Information Act at the national level, supplies Goshen residents with information associated with instances of governmental intervention, including the addresses and names of those involved, the events leading up an occurrence, effects and sentences passed down, and much more. Inhabitants of Goshen are able to better recognize their rights because of these laws, and the transparency offered by the release of these records maintains both criminals and regulators culpable for their actions, in turn leading to a more open and free society for everybody.