Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice (Department of Juvenile Corrections)
| Multi Request | Health and mental healthcare and juvenile justice |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
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From: Joshua Dankoff
To Whom It May Concern,
This is a request for records under your state public records law. I am requesting copies of public records regarding health and behavioural health service delivery in youth correctional facilities in your jurisdiction, to inform a comparative research project regarding health and mental health care delivery in juvenile detention facilities across the US. Specifically, I request information regarding the following:
1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are incarcerated within your jurisdiction.
2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of health and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within your jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement, medication management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge planning services, and other health and behavioral health related policies.
3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled between your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical health and behavioral health.
4. Records concerning your jurisdiction’s most recent application to Centre for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if applicable), and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether such a waiver applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles.
5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care delivery in your jurisdiction.
I request the records be provided electronically. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the administration of juvenile justice. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than allowed by statute, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies of the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
Tess Kelly
Fellow, Harvard FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights
Joshua Dankoff
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
617.338.1050
From:
Your message to the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Public
Records Inbox has been received.
All new requests for public records must contain your name, your contact
information including your phone number, and the specific record(s) you are
requesting, including all identifying details necessary to facilitate the
records search. Most ADJC records require redaction prior to release. ADJC
is currently experiencing a high volume of public records requests as well
as staffing shortages, which means that records production may take longer
than usual. For optimal efficiency, please use the public records request
form <https://adjc.az.gov/public-resources/public-records> found on our
website. You may contact the agency at this email address at any time for a
status update on your request.
*IF REQUESTING YOUTH RECORDS, PLEASE NOTE:* Records pertaining to current
or former ADJC youth require a signed release from the youth's parent or
guardian, or from the former youth if the youth has reached the age of
majority, along with a copy of government-issued identification or
notarization. Electronic signatures are not accepted. Requests for "any
and all" records pertaining to a youth will be returned for lack of
specificity, due to the high volume of records the agency maintains on each
youth. Please specify the exact records you require in your request, such
as education, medical, treatment, or mental health records.
We appreciate your patience and will be in touch.
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*ADJC Public Records Unit*
Legal Systems Bureau
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
(602)364-3508
*www.azdjc.gov <http://www.azdjc.gov/>*
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Juvenile Corrections
Good morning,
This request is still being processed and in our queue.
ADJC
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*ADJC Public Records Unit*
Legal Systems Bureau
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
(602)364-3508
*www.azdjc.gov <http://www.azdjc.gov/>*
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Your message to the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Public
Records Inbox has been received.
All new requests for public records must contain your name, your contact
information including your phone number, and the specific record(s) you are
requesting, including all identifying details necessary to facilitate the
records search. Most ADJC records require redaction prior to release. ADJC
is currently experiencing a high volume of public records requests as well
as staffing shortages, which means that records production may take longer
than usual. For optimal efficiency, please use the public records request
form <https://adjc.az.gov/public-resources/public-records> found on our
website. You may contact the agency at this email address at any time for a
status update on your request.
*IF REQUESTING YOUTH RECORDS, PLEASE NOTE:* Records pertaining to current
or former ADJC youth require a signed release from the youth's parent or
guardian, or from the former youth if the youth has reached the age of
majority, along with a copy of government-issued identification or
notarization. Electronic signatures are not accepted. Requests for "any
and all" records pertaining to a youth will be returned for lack of
specificity, due to the high volume of records the agency maintains on each
youth. Please specify the exact records you require in your request, such
as education, medical, treatment, or mental health records.
We appreciate your patience and will be in touch.
--
*ADJC Public Records Unit*
Legal Systems Bureau
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
(602)364-3508
*www.azdjc.gov <http://www.azdjc.gov/>*
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Juvenile Corrections
Good morning,
Thank you for your patience in response to your records request please find
the answers in blue.
This is a request for records under your state public records law. I am
requesting copies of public records regarding health and behavioural health
service delivery in youth correctional facilities in your jurisdiction, to
inform a comparative research project regarding health and mental health
care delivery in juvenile detention facilities across the US. Specifically,
I request information regarding the following: The Arizona Department of
Juvenile Corrections is a state agency. Juvenile detention standards
<https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/29/JJSD%20Publication%20Reports/Detention_Standards.pdf?ver=2021-09-22-114741-703>
apply
to county-run detention facilities and not to this agency.
1. Name and contact details for those responsible for health and
behavioural health services provisions at all locations where juveniles are
incarcerated within your jurisdiction. Dr. Raymonda Matheka Clinical
Director https://adjc.az.gov/operations/clinical-services Dr. Cody Conklin
Medical services director
https://adjc.az.gov/administrative-services/health-services
2. Regulations, policies and procedures that govern the operation of health
and behavioral health provision for juveniles incarcerated within your
jurisdiction. This includes health intake, room confinement, medication
management, access to specialist and dental services, discharge planning
services, and other health and behavioral health related policies. All of
ADJC policies are available in our public policy portal here
<https://portal.azdjc.gov/policy/main.aspx>
3. Contracts from January 1, 2021 to the time the request is filled between
your agency and any healthcare provider including both physical health and
behavioral health. This information is available at spo.az.gov we are
happy to provide directions on how to navigate the website if you require.
4. Records concerning your jurisdiction’s most recent application to Centre
for Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1115 Medicaid waiver (if applicable),
and any response, with specifically focus on how and whether such a waiver
applies to provision of Medicaid funded services for detained juveniles.
ADJC itself does not apply for this waiver, but the Arizona Department of
Health Services (ADHS) does so on ADJC's behalf. Please contact ADHS
Licensing Services Division for additional information related to this
question.
5. Records relating to financing for health and behavioural health care
delivery in your jurisdiction. The ADJC website provides summaries of past
and currently-approved spending by program, including fund sources, here:
https://adjc.az.gov/sites/default/files/media/FY2024_ADJC_Budget_Request.pdf
An update with FY 2023 actual spending will be posted no later than
September 1, 2023.
This request will be closed accordingly. Please let us know if you have any
questions.
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*ADJC Public Records Unit*
Legal Systems Bureau
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
(602)364-3508
*www.azdjc.gov <http://www.azdjc.gov/>*
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