California DJJ Youth Pay to Stay Policy

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST of 1/17/2023, Reference # R008775-011723

Dear Mercy Loyo,
Thank you for your interest in public records of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq. Your request was received on January 17, 2023 and given the reference number R008775-011723 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: RA Office
P.O. Box 588501
Elk Grove, CA 95758-8501
December 20, 2022
To Whom It May concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
The following materials regarding the imposition, assessment, collection and balances of fees and debt for incarcerated youth (i.e., juvenile):

a) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which incarcerated youth (i.e. juvenile) and/or their parents or
legal guardians are or may become liable. Please include all policies and
procedures related to how fees are set, accrued, imposed, collected, and
enforced (such as those related to per diem fees, ability to pay determinations, penalties for late or non-payment, authorization for civil or criminal action for payment enforcement, etc).
b) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding
debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department/office or any
facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant
data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of youths (i.e., juveniles) charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the
total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Mercy Loyo
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST January 17, 2023, Reference # R008775-011723

Dear Mercy Loyo,

This letter is in response to your Public Records Act request dated January 17, 2023 in which you requested the following records:
“RA Office
P.O. Box 588501
Elk Grove, CA 95758-8501
December 20, 2022
To Whom It May concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
The following materials regarding the imposition, assessment, collection and balances of fees and debt for incarcerated youth (i.e., juvenile):

a) All current policies and procedures regarding medical and room & board costs or fees for which incarcerated youth (i.e. juvenile) and/or their parents or
legal guardians are or may become liable. Please include all policies and
procedures related to how fees are set, accrued, imposed, collected, and
enforced (such as those related to per diem fees, ability to pay determinations, penalties for late or non-payment, authorization for civil or criminal action for payment enforcement, etc).
b) All reports, databases, spreadsheets, or equivalent materials regarding
debts/restitution paid to or owed to this department/office or any
facility/agency under its jurisdiction in FY2021. Please include all relevant
data regarding medical and room & board costs, including the number of youths (i.e., juveniles) charged for medical and room & board costs or fees and the
total amount of medical and room & board fees imposed in FY2021.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Mercy Loyo
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The Division of Juvenile Justice has reviewed its files and has determined it has no public records that are responsive to your request. The Division of Juvenile Justice does not charge incarcerated persons room and/or boarding fees nor are patients charged medical copays. Below is a link to a press release published February 21, 2019. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation eliminates inmate copayments for health care services (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HaPgp3Cl0ukLs9Oj2-2B6Y7kWm7qxZi2QGUcaFp0R4FEg-2Bj-2Bdiq0-2F23nuh8-2FEYv9UzNpQ27igO0rWK89bCndnSyfdZt1EcBr0v3fOCL-2F-2BokH11bVigFa3ROtUnaEBVd1vtaWdoKVL85uKya-2F8dZPUas9I68lT8AuL304ZbQkhZo2v-2FgxVAhQtOeI1yzBH1KUQdLA-3D-3DCYKP_lfDN8qYliTZHWG5zbR-2B8a1zq624hPcikNtoeNVgN-2FIz4Bt-2B3D0Xf4mXo5-2B-2B4Kq4tcGBgYSx6dQ47NGchINKg8acc32rw8MOKFCaasy4IQnZ-2FPgSGBaQXsYE8kq4jrArrbbG56WXhED-2FfAS6cpDcHtXuoI6r9BKJNIYTvOfn-2BWDztDKWRxy9Ncqc55BNxPgk9Yl7C8-2F5Tdurp4qRuwFarSlkgQp9yv-2B4FBIXBpCF9gK8grUFq338uXoAWTuq3yTUb4W0rSobv6WzlDZIum1Spz-2BOhW55UezakjKDme0deD6eR1MFW-2Fo4btrIZO1xivbv9RHpXj0K4PP0tqOZz5uNX58Tf74Tbc6QUOeG3aBr6-2Bq7GcOQ0N-2B8hEWjbWr5zybzxWTMV0iRFs1PQ6ANLzeKqJA-3D-3D)

If you have any questions or need additional information, you can manage your request through the CDCR PUBLIC RECORDS PORTAL.

Sincerely,

Maria Correa
AGPA
CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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