Procedures and policies related to the handling of inmate grievances (Alabama Department of Corrections)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Alabama Department of Corrections of Alabama.
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From: Beryl Lipton

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Alabama's Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All procedures and policies related to the handling of inmate grievances.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From: Gates, Kristi (DOC)

Received. I will work on this and get back to you.

From: Gates, Kristi (DOC)

Good morning Beryl,
Please be advised that Alabama does not have an inmate grievance system in place, so we have no records responsive to your request. Thank you.

~Kristi Gates
Public Information Officer

From: Beryl Lipton

Hello Ms. Gates,

Thank you so much for your response to this request, and I hope you've been well in the interim. I'm wondering if you could explain to me how something like a complaint or a grievance would be submitted by an inmate, given that there are no state-level procedures. Do individual facilities have their own methods of collecting complaints, and if so, might there be a collection or a report regarding these?

Thanks again for all of your help.

Best,
Beryl

From: Beryl Lipton

Hello Ms. Gates,

I'm wondering if you could please clarify the points mentioned in my last message. I'm conducting a survey of procedures and policies, and it appears that Alabama is the only state from which I don't have this information.

Thanks so much for your help,
Beryl

"Hello Ms. Gates,

Thank you so much for your response to this request, and I hope you've been well in the interim. I'm wondering if you could explain to me how something like a complaint or a grievance would be submitted by an inmate, given that there are no state-level procedures. Do individual facilities have their own methods of collecting complaints, and if so, might there be a collection or a report regarding these?

Thanks again for all of your help.

Best,
Beryl"

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