Information Regarding Grievance Forms and Incident Records in Alabama State Correctional Facilities.

André Natta filed this request on behalf of Jordan Lassiter with the Alabama Department of Corrections of Alabama.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

115231

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Status
Fix Required

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From: Jordan Lassiter

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Alabama Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

I am writing to request the following information for the last five years (2019-2023) for the following correctional facilities:

Bibb Correctional Facility

Holman Correctional Facility

St. Clair Correctional Facility

Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women

Please include Copies of all Emergency Grievance forms and Miscellaneous Grievance forms.

Any contextual information related to these grievances, including investigations and documentation of the results or outcomes of these grievances. This should include the names of any officers involved in the grievances or investigations, as well as any other relevant details.

Any records related to the use of force by officers at the facilities, including incident reports, disciplinary actions, and investigations.

Any records related to allegations of abuse or mistreatment of inmates by officers at the facilities, including incident reports, disciplinary actions, and investigations.

Any records related to the medical care provided to inmates at the facilities, including incident reports, medical records, and investigations.

Any records related to inmate deaths at the facilities, including incident reports, autopsy reports, and investigations.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

André Natta, a citizen of Alabama, in coordination with Jordan.

From: Muckrock Staff

Good Afternoon,

Please see the attached public records request form, supplemental document and ID verification [REDACTED].

Sincerely,

MuckRock Staff

From: Alabama Department of Corrections

Mr. Natta,

Thank you for sending clarification of Alabama residency. I will need you fill out another Public Records Request form with the Alabama address. This way it will not be stopped due to the Boston, MA address. You can email it to me.

Thank you,

Stephanie Ousley
Research & Planning Division
stephanie.ousley@doc.alabama.gov<mailto:stephanie.ousley@doc.alabama.gov>

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From: Muckrock Staff

Good Afternoon,

Please see the updated records request form [REDACTED]. However, should you need to mail any correspondence or responsive documents if you are unable to send them electronically, please use the following mailing address for this request:

MuckRock News DEPT MR#144020
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Thank You,

MuckRock Staff

From: Alabama Department of Corrections

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Hi,

We've received your support request and assigned it ID (115231). Our team is currently reviewing it and getting it to the right person, and no further action is required. If you'd like to provide more information related to this query, just reply to this email.

You might also find the following helpful:

* Our FOIA 101 guides: https://www.muckrock.com/project/foia-101-tips-and-tricks-to-make-you-a-transparency-master-234/
* Frequently asked questions: https://www.muckrock.com/faq/
* A FOIA training we recorded for Sunshine Week 2020 walking through the basics of public records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMZeLanD4mw&t=4s

Thanks for reaching out and we look forward to talking soon!

The MuckRock Team
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From: Alabama Department of Corrections

Good morning,

ADOC responded by letter dated 04/21/2023 indicating the request was too broad.

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